Despite field visits by ministers and people’s representatives, uncertainty remains over the speedy implementation of a rehabilitation package for those who lost their homes and land in multiple landslips in Vilangad village, Kozhikode. Though a few individuals and charitable organisations have offered land and financial support to the affected community, there is still no clarity on the State government’s rehabilitation …
The destruction of about 15 bridges including small ones and the yet-to-be restored power supply have severely affected the pace of relief measures at Vilangad, a village in Kozhikode’s Vanimel panchayat which was hit by multiple episodes of landslips on July 30. Poor signal hit even social media communications related to rescue activities,” said a senior panchayat official from Vanimel. …
