Speaking in the Odisha assembly, Arukh said the government has provided the amount from the chief minister’s relief fund.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had spoken with his Tamil Nadu counterpart J. Jayalalithaa on Wednesday and assured all support to expedite the relief and rescue operations in the wake of the floods.
All the Odias stranded in Tamil Nadu are safe, sources in the office of the special relief commissioner said.
Over one lakh people from Odisha stay in different parts of Chennai. (IANS)