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NAGERCOIL, JAN. 2. As the need of the hour to the tsunami-affected fishermen is resettlement the Centre is ready to assist the State Government on setting up of temporary tents in the coastal areas. However, the State government is yet to seek any such demand from the Centre, the Union Minister for Shipping and Road Transport, T.R. Baalu, said today. Speaking to presspersons here, the Minister said there was no constraint of funds to carry out relief and rehabilitation work. The Centre has despatched around 6,000 tents to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the worst affected area in the country. The Ministry of Shipping was transporting drinking water, medicine, clothes and other essential items to the Andamans and other affected areas. Around 1,500 army personnel were deputed to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Steps had already been taken to despatch essential items to Chennai, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Kanyakumari districts. The Centre would provide boats and other implements to the affected fishermen. The fishermen in and around Chennai coast have demanded that the Chennai Port Trust retrieve their mechanised boats, which were washed away. Around 69 boats had already been retrieved and steps would be taken to despatch floating cranes to Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts to retrieve mechanised boats. The Minster assured assistance for the construction of the Melamanakudi-Keelamanakudi Bridge near Kanyakumari, which was washed away by the sea. A sum of Rs. 12 crores would be allotted for the construction of the new bridge. A temporary bridge would be constructed within a month. The tsunami, which hit the Andaman Port, caused heavy damage and the loss was estimated at Rs. 200 crores. Similarly the loss was estimated at Rs. 12 crores for the Chennai port. The sea also washed away the recently-installed digital global positioning system in the Andamans.
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