Puducherry CM discusses about NE monsoon preparedness

Chief Minister of Puducherry V Narayanasamy on Thursday discussed about the preparedness of the Union Territory ahead of the North-East monsoon. At a meeting with officials of different departments and the Coast Guard, Narayanasamy, who is also chairman of the state-level Disaster Management Authority, spoke on the steps required to be taken to face the monsoon.

The meeting was attended by PWD Minister A Namassivayam, Revenue Minister M O H F Shah Jahan, Welfare Minister M Kandasamy, Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao and Agriculture Minister R Kamalakannan. The meet dwelt also upon special schemes in the context of the COVID-19 situation, sources said.