Successful special camps organised in Chennai and its surroundings in December 2015 to issue duplicate documents to flood-affected people could serve as blueprint for the Tamil Nadu government in the aftermath of cyclone Michaung. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has announced special camps would be launched on December 11 in Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur. The camps would begin in Chennai on December 12.
The 2015 “single window approach” model was recognised as a best practice by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in its report ‘Tamil Nadu Floods: Lessons Learnt and Best Practices’.
A week after the historic floods, then Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had announced special camps for two weeks where applications for duplicate copies of documents, records and certificates would be received from the affected people and issued “within a week without collecting any fee”. These included vehicle RC Books, driving licence, ration card, pattas, property documents, etc. Various State government Departments and Central government organisations had participated in the camps run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
