Chennai, Aug. 30 -- As rescue operations continued for Tamil Nadu residents stranded in flood-hit Nepal, State Minister Rajmohan on Sunday said that 219 of the 319 people from Tamil Nadu who had travelled to the neighbouring country had been rescued and were expected to return to the state by the night of August 31 (Monday).

The ministerial team comprising Aadhav Arjuna, Rajmohan, Thennarasu and Vinoth had travelled to Delhi on the instructions of Chief Minister Joseph Vijay to coordinate efforts to bring back Tamil Nadu residents stranded in Nepal.

The team returned to Chennai late on Saturday night, while Minister for Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Department Thennarasu remained in Delhi to monitor the rescue operations.

Speaking to rep...