Cyclone Fengal causes unprecedented devastation in Puducherry in 2024 – Occasions of India

PUDUCHERRY: This tiny union territory confronted nature’s fury in 2024 like by no means earlier than, with Cylone Fengal inflicting unprecedented harm that prompted the federal government to hunt a Rs 600 crore interim help package deal from Centre. The territorial Meeting adopted one more decision urging the Centre to grant statehood in order that the elected authorities may overcome all of the ‘handicaps’ it was dealing with by advantage of Puducherry being a Union Territory.The demand for statehood was supported by all of the members.
Chief Miniter N Rangasamy offered a tax-free finances for the fiscal 2024-2025 separating Rs 12,700 crore for the fiscal 12 months.
Former IAS officer Okay Kailshnathan assumed workplace of Lt Governor on August 7 following switch of the appearing LG C P Radhakrishnan.
The Union Territory was battered by unprecedented rain underneath the affect of cyclone Fengal through the fag finish of the 12 months. Previous-timers recalled the UT has not witnessed such a downpour in over 30 years. Many streets have been flooded and residents stranded inside their homes, with the Military stepping in for rescue efforts. Many elements went powerless for days collectively earlier than normaly returned.
It was estimated that damages would contain an expenditure of Rs 614.88 crores to revive normalcy. The Chief Minister offered an in depth memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Dwelling Minister Amita Shah. Rangasamy sought a right away interim aid of Rs 600 crore to assist administration take up aid and restoration works.
The territorial authorities sanctioned Rs 5000 from out its monetary sources to each household coated underneath the general public distribution system and the aid quantity was credited to the financial institution accounts of the beneficiaries.
On the political entrance, opposition Congress retained the lone Lok Sabha seat within the parliamentary polls held on April 19. The incumbent Congress member V Vaithilingam emegred victorious as soon as once more, defeating Bharatiya Janata social gathering rival and the UT’s Dwelling Minister A Namassivayam by a margin of greater than 1.36 lakh votes.
The ruling AINRC legislator P R N Tirumurugan elected to the territorial Meeting from Karaikal (North) was inducted as Minister within the Rangasamy led cupboard on March 14.
The alleged rape and homicide of a nine-year-old college woman of neighbouring Muthialpet bloc on March 2 by a two males got here as a shock to the residents of Puducherry. The opposition events together with the INDIA block and the AIADMK held a bandh on March 8 to hunt stern motion in opposition to the culprits concerned within the rape and homicide of the woman.
The civic our bodies continued with out elected representatives in 2024 and have been bureaucratically administered. Puducherry Central college additionally went with out a common Vice Chancellor and the workplace of Vice Chancellor is being sorted by an in-charge.