• D. LATHA KUMARI

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami had a significant impact on the Tamil Nadu coast in India. The tsunami that initiated in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004 and caused giant waves travelling at about 500 km/hour to hit the coastline of 15 countries1 along the ocean, caused untold widespread devastation.The affected area in Tamil Nadu was divided into 11 zones, and 11 bureaucrats were chosen to head the relief effort in each of these zones. The Tamil Nadu government, however, did not have the wherewithal to handle this and needed help. So the state government sought help from the heads of three prominent NGOs that were experienced in disaster work, asking them to set up an NGO coordination centre on the premises of the collector’s office in Nagapattinam. These prominent NGOs—the South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies SIFFS from Trivandrum, The large number of volunteers working in these NGOs significantly helped in assessing needs, coordinating the solicitation of relief material including specific items and distributing the material. Many people lost their lives in Tamil Nadu coastal areas. The NGO’s and government of Tamil Nadu rapidly provided relief to the affected people. While many saw this as a political move, the promptness of the government machinery on many fronts was rather exceptional. Thus Public Works Department cleared the rubble within five days of the event, even in difficult areas such as Nagapattinam and Kolachel, Melmannakudi.

Solicitation, Compensation, Topography, Community

"RESCUE AND RELIEF MEASURES TAKEN BY NGO’s IN TAMIL NADU AFTER TSUNAMI", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 3, page no.992-996, March-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2103135.pdf

"RESCUE AND RELIEF MEASURES TAKEN BY NGO’s IN TAMIL NADU AFTER TSUNAMI", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 3, page no. pp992-996, March-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2103135.pdf