National Commission for Women & Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women 

Recommendations for Tsunami Victims  January, 20, 2005

Tsunami has devastated the coastal communities over long stretches of Tamil Nadu, Killing thousands, destroying houses, boats, fishing gear, agricultural lands, salt pans and wiping out millions of livehoods. Nearly a month after the killer waves hit, the National Commission for women and Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women, on the 20^th of January, 2005 held an interaction with victims of Tsunami and civil society organizations working among them to formulate recommendations for relief, rehabilitation and restoring in the affected areas. The recommendations below that emerged from the interaction were, later in the day, presented to the Govt. of Tamil Nadu.