Nepal floods: T.N. CM Vijay directs Ministers, officials to oversee rescue and safe return of Tamil Nadu pilgrims
A total of 103 people from Tamil Nadu who had gone on a pilgrimage were stranded in Nepal due to devastating floods on Wednesday
On August 27, 2026, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay directed Ashish Kumar, Resident Commissioner of Tamil Nadu House in New Delhi, and a group of officials to travel to Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, to manage relief and rescue efforts. This directive came after a devastating flood in Nepal stranded 103 Tamil Nadu pilgrims on August 26. Several of the stranded individuals were feared missing. In response to this crisis, Vijay convened an emergency meeting with ministers and officials at the Secretariat in Chennai.
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