Officials of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said one tonne of food material could serve up to 2,000 people. The aid was distributed in association between Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), an arm of DRDO, and the Tiruvallur district administration.
The initiative was taken based on directives DRDO Secretary and Director General S Christoper to extend all assistance and to provide 'ready-to-eat' food to the affected people, the officials said.