The Centre has approved the release of over 944 crore rupees for Tamil Nadu to provide relief assistance to people affected by Cyclone Fengal. The Union Home Ministry said the Centre stands shoulder to shoulder with the states affected by natural calamities in mitigating the hardships faced by the people. The Ministry added that an Inter-Ministerial Central Team has been sent to the Fengal-affected state of Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry for an on-the-spot assessment of the damages. It said that additional financial assistance from the NDRF will be approved for the disaster-affected states after receiving the assessment reports. The Ministry also mentioned that more than 21,718 crore rupees have already been released by the government to 28 states during this year.