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TN CM Vijay Chairs High-Level Monsoon Preparedness, Dengue Control Meeting
- •Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay led a high-level meeting to review preparedness for the upcoming Northeast Monsoon, focusing on flood mitigation, disaster readiness, and dengue prevention.
- •CM Vijay instructed officials to identify vulnerable coastal areas, prepare evacuation plans, and ensure storm shelters are ready with essential supplies like water, food, and medical care.
- •Rescue teams, emergency equipment including boats and dewatering pumps, and satellite phones for communication are to be kept on standby across districts.
- •The Chief Minister also directed officials to protect agricultural produce from rain damage and use drones for infrastructure inspection.
- •CM Vijay reviewed dengue control efforts, emphasizing door-to-door surveys for mosquito larvae, continuous surveillance in high-risk zones, and public awareness campaigns, while ensuring hospitals are equipped for early diagnosis and treatment.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay directed officials to identify vulnerable coastal areas, prepare comprehensive evacuation plans, and ready relief camps with essentials like drinking water, food, electricity, sanitation, and medical care. Rescue teams and equipment are on standby, while drones are deployed to inspect infrastructure and emergency communication systems.
CM Vijay reviewed state-wide dengue monitoring, directing Domestic Breeding Checker workers to conduct door-to-door surveys to eliminate Aedes mosquito larvae and urging continuous surveillance in high-risk zones. Hospitals and Primary Health Centres have been instructed to ensure early diagnostics, fluid therapy, and ward management.
During the review meeting, Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K A Sengottaiyan submitted the preliminary report of the Expert Advisory Committee on the El Niño Climate Change Event and Disaster Management to Chief Minister Vijay.
