Nepal floods: T.N. CM Vijay directs Ministers, officials to oversee rescue and safe return of Tamil Nadu pilgrims
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has mobilized a team of ministers and officials to coordinate the rescue and safe return of 103 pilgrims stranded by flash floods in Nepal. The state government is working closely with central authorities to provide medical and logistical support to the survivors.
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This highlights the administrative response to natural disasters and the government's duty to protect citizens traveling abroad.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Thursday (August 27, 2026) instructed Ashish Kumar, Resident Commissioner, Tamil Nadu House in New Delhi, along with a team of officials, to proceed to Nepal’s capital Kathmandu to oversee relief and rescue measures in coordination with the Nepali authorities and facilitate the safe return of survivors from Tamil Nadu.
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