“So far, we have found damage to banana and rubber crop planted in over 3,600 hectares. Besides Mr. Bedi, secretaries of many departments are camping in Kanniyakumari to study the situation and to speed up the relief measures. Tangedco has pressed into action over 1,500 workers from other districts to restore power supply in the district. Trees felled by the storm had affected power supply and it required a lot of manpower to remove the trees. “We visited Colachel and the fishermen said they escaped the fury of Ockhi because of the new harbour.

Source: The Hindu December 05, 2017 19:18 UTC