CHENNAI: The
Tamil Nadu government has launched a
website
called '
Anbudan Tamizhagam
' to facilitate collection, transportation and distribution of supplies and funds to Kerala by engaging with the civil society in the state.
The government, through the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), is coordinating the relief work. As part of the initiative, www.anbudantamizhagam.org was launched in three hours on Saturday night with the help of volunteers. The website has listed out
relief material
requirements and collection points across Tamil Nadu.
The government has also appointed IAS officers Santhosh Babu and Darez Ahmed to assist the state relief commissioner and additional chief secretary and commissioner of revenue administration K Satyagopal in coordinating the operations.
"We take stock of what is needed and try to connect the donors with suppliers in Tamil Nadu. One such drive is to connect donors with kerosene stove suppliers. Kerala has stock of kerosene at the rations shops. But it will take time to set up LPG gas stoves. Therefore, we are trying to assemble 'back to home' kits for those who have been displaced," said Johny Tom Varghese, additional director, fisheries, Tamil Nadu.