Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu govt nominates ministers to oversee Covid-19 work in Chennai

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday nominated five ministers to oversee Covid-19 relief work being by undertaken by the Greater Chennai Corporation and the field support team.

D Jayakumar will monitor Madhavaram, Tondiarpet and Royapuram zones, K P Anbazhagan will handle Adyar, Perungudi and Sholinganallur and R Kamaraj will oversee relief work in Anna Nagar, Teynempet and Kodambakkam.

R B Udayakumar has been assigned Tiruvottiyur, Manali and Thiru Vi Ka Nagar while M R Vijayabaskar is in charge of Ambattur, Valasaravakkam and Alandur, said an order issued by chief secretary K Shanmugam.

The government had earlier constituted field support teams comprising of IAS and IPS officers.