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Defence aircraft as also a couple of civilian ones ferried people to Delhi and Hyderabad since morning even as IAF flew sorties to bring more people to the naval base that has played a critical role in the overall operations.

Finance Ministry asked banks to operate in all the flood affected areas in Tamil Nadu on Sunday.

The State Health Secretary also said that nearly 50 patients in the MIOT hospital have been moved out and taken to a nearby government hospitals.

Bangar says after registering low scores in two Tests, Rahane's superb comeback on the first day of the Delhi Test is an example for youngsters.

With the Chennai airport closed till December 6 following heavy rains and flood, Air India had successfully landed an Airbus A320 carrying passengers from Hyderabad at the Rajali Naval Air Station at Arakkonam on Wednesday evening.

Over 50,000 people have been rescued from flooded homes in various areas and lodged in relief centres opened by the Chennai Corporation.

So far the IITs used to reveal packages but kept identity of the students a secret.

The nearest NDRF unit at Arakkonam has been put on alert and if required more teams wil be pressed in from here, he said.

Reinforcement was soon rushed to the spot and the injured policemen were being airlifted to Raipur for treatment.

Authorities in Chennai and Kancheepuram have issued a flood alert, asking people to move to a safer area.

The campaign had brought Centre, the AAP government and the BJP-led corporations on one platform.

She reiterated her demand for an assistance package of Rs 1,520 crore with a recurring grant of Rs 10 crore per annum for maintenance dredging from the Centre for deep sea fishing and infrastructure.

Javadekar said India is approaching the conference with a positive mindset that it is not thinking in terms of opposing anything while hammering out practical solutions to reduce global warming.

Jaitley also said that courts in India have always defended the right to free speech.

Need genuine provision of climate change finance from developed to developing countries as per commitment and not clever accounting said, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das.