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Tsunami
toll over 7,000
in Tamil Nadu, Pondy
What is India News Service,
Wednesday, 29 December 2004, 2000 hrs IST
Three days after the tsunami disaster hit coastal areas of the country, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry are
still counting their dead with the toll mounting to a staggering 7,000 today amidst stepped up efforts to prevent any break out of epidemic and speed up rehabilitaion work.
At Nagapattinam, the worst affected district, 4900 bodies were buried -- 2400 in Nagapattinam, 1500 in Velankanni and 1000 in other parts of the district, Thanjavur district secretary of Red Cross Raj Manohar,
said.
Red Cross and Health authorities have started inoculation of people in the distruct as a preventive measure.
While Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had yesterday put the toll at 3925, she had also said there could be additions as many more were missing.
A Cuddalore report said over 500 deaths had occured due to the Tsunami, while at Kalpakkam, the toll was put at 100. At Pondicherry, the toll was put at 500, including 400 at Karaikal. Kanyakumari accounted for 800 deaths and in Chennai, it was put at around 200.
Keeping out Car Nicobar, where the number is expected to be \93quite high\94, the preliminary toll in other affected areas is close to more than 4,000, he said.
Good Samaritan India helps neighbours too:
With the tsunamis having killed 54,000 people across Asia, the Central Government on Tuesday turned its focus towards checking epidemics and rehabilitation.
IA to evacuate people from Port Blair:
Carrying on with the relief work the public sector domestic airlines, Indian Airlines today evacuated over 950 persons from the Tsunami-hit Port Blair region by operating eight flights from Chennai and Kolkata. In view of the large number of people still stranded in Port Blair, the airlines is planning to operate as many as 15 flights to island tomorrow.
'No threat of radiation; Kalpakkam safe':
The Government on Tuesday scotched all speculative reports and apprehensions about the safety of the nuclear power plant in Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, in the wake of the tsunami disaster, saying it was "safe" and there was no threat of radiation.
Aftershocks continue in Andamans:
A series of strong earthquakes rocked Andaman and Nicobar Islands this morning as aftershocks continued to rattle the region.
Quake
changed geology of surrounding areas: The gigantic Asian sea quake, the most dramatic seismic shock in more than 40 years, made the earth wobble on its axis and permanently changed the geology of the surrounding area, scientists said on Monday.
Loans on liberal terms for Tsunami victims:
The Centre today decided to extend loans on liberal terms to people, including fishermen, in the states and union territories hit by tsunami waves and asked insurance companies to quickly settle their claims for boats and other equipment.
Tsunami grounds IAF\92s ambitious plans:
Sunday\92s storm has nibbled away at the 9,000-foot runway cutting it to about 5,000 feet.
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Better late then never, Govt works on new rules for coastal areas:
The disaster and its horrifying aftermath are being factored in by a high-powered scientific Government committee as it prepares a comprehensive review of regulations determining settlement and development along the country\92s 6,000-km coastline.
Did waves spare island tribes?:
How are the Jarwas, Ongis and Sentenelese tribes doing? Could the six aboriginal tribes have survived the killer tsunami waves that slammed the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? "It is a matter of serious concern that we have not received any information about these most endangered tribes considered as the missing link with early civilisation," a spokesman of the Anthropological Survey of India said here on Tuesday.
Orissa to return Super Cyclone gesture:
Orissa was flooded with assistance from across the country, including the tsunami- hit states. The State now wants to reciprocate.
Tsumani more devastating than in 1883:
Tsunami waves are normally generated in Pacific Ocean and are very unusual in the waters surrounding the Indian sub-continent.
NABARD package
for tsunami victims: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced a credit package for rehabilitation of people affected by tsunami in the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Pondicherry and Andaman.
Mob fury forces Advani to turn back:
It was as if the people of ill-fated Colachel near Kanyakumari had not had enough from the tsunami attack. The Tamil Nadu police on Tuesday added to their woes by putting on hold search operations for the victims as the Lok Sabha Opposition leader L K Advani came
calling.
'Gandhi'-maker's family killed:
Lord Richard Attenborough, producer of 'Gandhi', lost his family members to the tsunami.
Private relief efforts
RV contributes to relief fund: The former President, R. Venkataraman, today donated Rs. 25,000 towards The Hindu Relief Fund for the victims of the tsunami strike in India.
Rs 5 crore from Infosys:
Infosys Technologies on Tuesday announced a contribution of Rs 5 crore to the National Relief Fund.
More tsunami news
Long-term relief plan needed: FM tells states
Aid flows into TN
Lanka: UNHCR to open local relief stock
One grave, 378 bodies
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation to adopt tsunami orphans
Dead litter streets, Indonesia toll crosses 27,000
'I held my children for as long as I could, but they were swept away'
8 Indians dead, 20 missing in Lanka
China sends relief goods to India, Sri Lanka
1,000 killed as tsunami hits train in Lanka
1,000 out of 1,500 Chowra island population washed away
Photographs
Rediff
feature
States
16 Territorial Army jawans killed in Tripura:
In one of the biggest militant strikes in recent years in Tripura, the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura guerillas mowed down 17 people, including 16 Territorial Army jawans, and shot at two others at Dangabari in South Tripura District today.
Mufti kin arrested:
Sarwar Mufti, nephew of the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, was arrested for his alleged links with ultras and arranging finances for funding militancy.
Appu in hospital:
Appu, a prime accused in the Sankararaman murder case, was admitted to the Cuddalore Government Hospital tonight. According to sources, an ECG was taken and he was kept in the intensive care unit.
Integrity lessons for police recruits in Jharkhand:
New recruits to the state police constabulary are being subjected to a unique training programme that encourages them to be more sensitive and honest on the job.
Mumbai hooch tragedy toll 51:
The death toll in yesterday\92s hooch tragedy at Vikhroli here has risen to 51 with more persons dying in hospital, the police said late this evening. According to the police 119 more persons were admitted to the Sion, Rajawadi and Nair hospitals in a serious condition.
Kashmiri Pandits
views on \91separate homeland\92: Representatives of Kashmiri Pandit, at an international conference, have cautioned against any settlement
with \93Pakistan involving dilution of Indian sovereignty in Jammu and Kashmir\94. This, they claimed, could lead to a second partition.
Desi czar does a real life
'Swades': An NRI millionaire has come back to his Punjab roots to do something for his countrymen.
Neighbours
Meeting places for divided families mooted:
India assured Pakistan that it was serious about continuing the dialogue process including on J&K to find a solution to the vexed issue.
Pakistan again offers safe gas supply to India from Iran:
Pakistan reiterated on Tuesday that it would be able to ensure safe supply of natural gas to rival India should New Delhi join a proposed project to bring gas from Iran via Pakistan.
In Pak, India\92s 5-point family plan:
The differences between India and Pakistan may not be bridged in a day but a hard business proposal and a softer one\97with a human touch\97broke the ice today. As if to counter any suggestion that it was trying to marginalise the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, India came up with a bold proposal to allow families to meet each other at five specific points along the Line of Control.
HRW questions govt's claim about democracy: Human Rights Watch has criticized the government of Pakistan for its 'repression' of a PPP demonstration in Islamabad on Dec 21. In a press release, Human Rights Watch recalled that the aborted demonstration was called by Asif Ali Zardari, husband of former prime minister and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto, who had announced he would lead a rally in Islamabad and
Rawalpindi.
Overall
Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry are still counting their dead: The official
toll there is in the region of 7,000.
Jharkhand police recruits got moral lessons: They are being taught to be
ethical in their dealings with the public.
India and Pakistan agreed on some points: Their foreign secretary
level talks continued in Islamabad, and they are discussing the possibility of
meeting points for families divided between the two countries.
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