The six-member Central team, which is on a visit to Chennai and nearby districts to assess Cyclone Michaung-induced damage, on Wednesday highlighted the need for larger mitigation programmes for Chennai.
The team, divided into two groups, visited places such as Ambattur, Korattur, Red Hills reservoir, Cholavaram lake, Avadi, Ponneri, Tambaram, Varadarajapuram, Pillaipakkam, Kundrathur, Mangadu, Poonamallee and Tiruverkadu on Wednesday.
