The senior IAS official, who is now the chairperson of Chennai and Kamarajar Ports, walks down the memory lane. Excerpts:
What do you remember of that day?
I was in Theni when the disaster struck. I was transferred to Kanyakumari two weeks after tsunami. In Kanyakumari, there were more than 800 deaths and 72 persons were missing. Over 44,000 families were impacted and 6,600 houses destroyed - 2,600 fully and 4,000 partially. The confidence among the people was low. I was asked to proceed to Kanniyakumari immediately and took charge in the dining hall of the government guest house.
It is a tragedy of a nature and magnitude never seen before. Officials like you must have had to think on your feet. How did you manage?
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