Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said services of police, fire and rescue, national and state disaster relief forces and Coast Guard are ready to tackle the situation.
Chennai Corporation has announced emergency contact numbers for all the regional zones in the city. People can contact the following numbers in case of any emergency due to the floods.
- Tree fall, waterlogging - 1913
- Sewage overflow - 45674567, 22200335
- State Emergency - 1070
- District Emergency - 1077
- Electricity - 1912
- Fire & Rescue -101
Other office numbers: - 1st Regional Office (Tiruvottiyur) - 9445190001
- 2nd Regional Office(Manali) - 9445190002
- 3rd Regional Office (Madhavaram) - 9445190003
- 4th Regional Office(Tondiarpet) - 9445190004
- 5th Regional Office(Royapuram)- 9445190005
- 6th Regional Office(Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar) - 9445190006
- 7th Regional Office(Ambattur) - 9445190007
- 8th Regional Office(Annanagar) - 9445190008
- 9th Regional Office(Teynampet) - 9445190009
- 10th Regional Office(Kodambakkam) - 9445190010
- 11th Regional Office (Valasaravakkam)- 9445190011
- 12th Regional Office(Alandur) - 9445190012
- 13th Regional Office (Adyar)- 9445190013
- 14th Regional Office(Perungudi) - 9445190014
- 15th Regional Office(Sholinganallur) - 9445190015