Tamil Nadu government appoints Ministers in-charge, Monitoring Officers to oversee development and disaster relief works in Chennai

The Tamil Nadu government has appointed Ministers as in-charge for all the 15 zones in the Greater Chennai Corporation to expedite development works and coordinate emergency relief and rescue operations during disasters.

A Government Order to this effect was issued by Chief Secretary M.

Sai Kumar.

According to the order, based on the directions of Chief Minister C.

Joseph Vijay, Public Works and Sports Development Minister Aadhav Arjuna, who is the Minister in-charge of Chennai district, has been appointed as the coordinator for all 15 zones of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC).

Ministers in-charge — Designated zones of Greater Chennai Corporation Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister Ramesh — Tiruvottiyur, Manali Commercial Taxes and Registration Minister D.

Logesh Tamilselvan — Madhavaram, Tondiarpet Health and Family Welfare Minister K.G.

Arunraj — Royapuram, Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar Minister for Handlooms and Textiles M.

Vijay Balaji — Ambattur, Anna Nagar, Teynampet Natural Resources Minister T.K.

Prabhu — Kodambakkam, Valasaravakkam Transport Minister A.

Vijay Tamilan Parthiban — Alandur, Adyar Prohibition and Excise Minister K.

Vignesh — Perungudi, Sholinganallur The government has also issued another order appointing IAS officers as Monitoring Officers for each zone to ensure that relief measures reach people during the northeast monsoon and to oversee the progress of stormwater drain works.

Zones of Greater Chennai Corporation — Monitoring Officers Tiruvottiyur — K.

Balasubramaniam, Director of Indian Medicines and Homoeopathy Manali — P.

Kumaravel Pandian, Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission Madhavaram — S.

Arunraj, Additional Director, Directorate of Sugar Tondiarpet — R.

Kannan, Commissioner of Sugar Royapuram — Asha Ajith, Director, Environment and Climate Change Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar — B.

Ganesan, Managing Director, New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Ambattur — K.

Vivekanandan, Special Secretary, Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce Department Anna Nagar — B.

Gayathri Krishnan, Director (Social Security Schemes), Commissionerate of Revenue Administration and Disaster Management Teynampet — T.

Christuraj, Director, Survey and Settlement Kodambakkam — S.

Gopala Sundara Raj, Additional Commissioner, Commissionerate of Land Administration Valasaravakkam — J.

Vijaya Rani, Director, Horticulture and Plantation Crops Alandur — Waghe Sanket Balwant, Executive Director, TIDCO Adyar — K.

Senthilraj, Director, Adi Dravidar Welfare Perungudi — Mageshwari Ravikumar, Director, Art and Culture Sholinganallur — D.

Baskara Pandian, Director, Museum The government has directed the officials to visit their respective zones and coordinate with the Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner to ensure preparedness for the northeast monsoon.

Their responsibilities include identifying vulnerable areas, mapping and analysis, making institutional arrangements, pre-positioning personnel and materials, capacity building, mitigation measures, overseeing sanitation, deployment and traffic and communication plans, relief and shelter arrangements, and ensuring medical preparedness, the order added.