DAMAGES CAUSED BY TSUNAMI --- AT A GLANCE (As on 31.12.2007)
No. of districts affected 13
No. of villages affected 238
No. of kuppams affected 418
No. of peoples affected 10,78,000
No. of houses / huts damaged 1,18,580
Crop area damage (in ha) Agriculture 8175.352 ha
Crop area damage (in ha) Horticulture 669.82 ha
Total Agricultural land sandcasted 8460.34 ha
No. of Lives lost
a) Human lives 7997
b) Cattle lost 16082
No. of persons missing 846
No. of persons evacuated 490000
No. of Boats damaged
a) Wooden catamarans 26856
b) FRP catamarans 3517
c) Vallams 4628
d) Mechanised boats 2727


LOSSES
Damage caused to mechanized boats, country boats, catamarans, nets, engines, fishing harbours, etc
 1054.06 crore
Damage caused by sea erosion and inundation of Nagapattinam district
449.00 crore
Damage caused to Panchayat and Panchayat Union Roads, Water Supply and Street light arrangements, Panchayat Offices, Noon meal centres, Panchayat school buildings, etc
255.61 crore
Damage caused to Highways Roads and Bridges 380.64 crore
Damage caused to minor ports at Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Colachal
74.70 cores
Damage caused to Government buildings maintained by P.W.D.
8.50 crore
Damage caused to Tamil Nadu Electricity Board installations
16.93 crore
Damage caused to Water Supply systems like infiltration wells, open wells, bore wells etc. maintained by TWAD.
25.00 crore
Damage caused to Beach Resorts and hotels maintained by Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation
4.48 crore
Damage caused to ferry services run by Poombuhar Shipping Corporation at Kanniyakumari
1.04 crore
Damage caused to godowns run by Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation
0.27 crore
Damage caused to Salt Corporation 1.50 crore
Damage caused to Anganvadi Centers 1.41 crore
Damage caused to protected monuments of Tamil Nadu Archaeological Department
1.00 crore
Damage caused to food grains stored in the godowns of Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation at Port godown, Nagapattinam
2.44 crore
Damage caused to text books stocked in Text Book Society godowns at Nagapattinam
7.50 crore