Financial assistance given to rain victims

Municipal Administration MinsterS P Velumani on Saturday handed over Rs 5,000 each to eightpeople whose houses were damaged in the rains at Valparai inthe district

He also handed over Rs 5,000 each to 22 affected tribalfamilies and essential commodities like rice, grains andcereals worth Rs 5,000 to them, official sources said

Earlier, Velumani flagged off 13 new buses--10 forValparai and three for Pollachi at a function, they said.