Chennai: The Central team which was in Chennai to assess the cyclone hit areas today held a meeting with Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami at the Secretariat.
The meeting took place after the team had assessed the areas that were affected during the Nivar Cyclone and continuous rains.
Sources said that Palaniswami sought financial aid from the Centre by pointing out the damages.
The team will leave for Delhi today evening following which it is expected to file its report to the Central government.
It may be noted that two Central teams arrived in Chennai on 5 December to visit the Cyclone affected areas in Tamilnadu and to make an on-the-spot assessment of the damages caused by the calamity and submit a report to the Centre.
After a power-point presentation and discussion with the officials, they split into two groups. One team visited the affected areas of South Chennai and Chengalpet district on the forenoon of Sunday and left for Puducherry.
On Monday, the team assessed the damages in Puducherry and also visited Villuppuram district.
The second team visited affected areas in North Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram on Sunday and toured Vellore and Tirupattur districts on Monday.Ā Both the teams returned to Chennai on Monday night.