Municipal Administration Minister K.N. Nehru and Tourism Minister M. Mathiventhan inspected flood-hit areas in Namakkal district and interacted with the people lodged in camps on Saturday.
As Cauvery was in spate, water entered into the houses near the river at Komarapalayam and Pallipalayam two days ago. The district administration shifted the affected people to camps. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is also stationed in the flood-hit areas.
Seven camps were set up at Komarapalayam, eight in Pallipalayam, and one camp each at Paramathi Velur and Tiruchengode. A total of 1,735 people were staying in the camps as of Saturday, including 635 men, 749 women, and 351 children.
