Of the Rs 8,000 crore allocated for relief work in India, Rs 4,000 crore went to Tamil Nadu and Rs 3,000 crore to Nagapattinam, the worst-affected district. Something that does not reflect in the relief work.
Relief work uncoordinated, and often duplicated
No checks or supervision
Many temporary and permanent shelters poorly built
Rivalries between NGOs hampers relief work
Competition to spend huge budgets led to meaningless purchase of material