Wayanad landslides: Concerned, CM Stalin offers Kerala Rs 5 crore for relief works
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Concerned, CM Stalin offers Kerala Rs 5 crore for relief works

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday dialled his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan and conveyed his concern over the loss of lives in the northern district of Wayanad due to landslides and promised all assistance in the rescue works. Conveying his condolences to the families affected by the landslides, Stalin also announced Rs 5 crore towards relief works being carried out. An official release said Stalin has deputed two senior IAS officers - GS Sameeran and Johny Tom Verghese - along with the relief teams immediately to assist the Kerala government in carrying out rescue and relief works. The relief teams from Tamil Nadu include a 20-member team from the fire and rescue services led by a joint director, a 20-member team from the State Disaster Response Force led by a superintendent, and a team of 10 doctors and nurses.

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Kerala approves rehabilitation plan for landslide affected families in Wayanad
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Kerala approves rehabilitation plan for landslide affected families in Wayanad

India Today  

The Kerala cabinet has approved a rehabilitation plan for landslide victims in Meppadi Grama Panchayat, Wayanad. The decision, taken in a recent cabinet meeting, includes a phased approach to resettling affected families and providing financial aid to those who choose to live outside the township being developed by the government. As part of Phase 2B of the rehabilitation plan, a …

Centre’s Wayanad rehabilitation package inadequate: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Centre’s Wayanad rehabilitation package inadequate: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

The Hindu  

Calling the Wayanad rehabilitation package of ₹529.5 crore announced by the Centre as “inadequate” and the conditions imposed are “unfair”, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urged him to convert the relief package into a grant and extend the time period for its implementation. “These conditions are not only unfair, but also display …

CM Stalin orders Rs 498 crore for Fengal-hit farmers
3 weeks, 5 days ago

CM Stalin orders Rs 498 crore for Fengal-hit farmers

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday directed the immediate disbursal of financial relief to farmers whose crops were damaged by Cyclone Fengal. The government has sanctioned a total relief package of Rs 498.8 crore, benefiting 5,18,783 farmers across 18 districts, including Villupuram, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi, Ariyalur, Chengalpattu, Dharmapuri, Kancheepuram, Krishnagiri, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Namakkal and Ranipet. Stalin presented a cheque for …

Centre's Wayanad loan: Little to cheer for Kerala, lots to worry for BJP
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1 month ago

Centre's Wayanad loan: Little to cheer for Kerala, lots to worry for BJP

India Today  

Over six months after devastating landslides killed 254 people in Kerala’s scenic Wayanad, injured hundreds and left 44 people untraceable, families continue to pick up the pieces. There is another catch: the Kerala government has hardly 45 days to utilise the capital investment loan—and this when the Centre approves payments only for projects completed and carrying utilisation certificates. It may …

Union government obligated to provide financial assistance for Wayanad landslides: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
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1 month ago

Union government obligated to provide financial assistance for Wayanad landslides: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

The Hindu  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that when a State like Kerala, which has been number one in various areas and is a proud part of India, suffered a disaster, the Centre has only given a loan to be repaid and does not give it the financial assistance that it deserves. Mr. Vijayan has said that the Union government …

Wayanad landslide victims get Rs 750 crore in Kerala budget, Youth Congress calls allocation 'inadequate'
1 month, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslide victims get Rs 750 crore in Kerala budget, Youth Congress calls allocation 'inadequate'

New Indian Express  

KALPETTA: The last full budget of the second Pinarayi government has highlighted the much-needed rehabilitation of the victims of one of the country’s biggest disasters, the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslide. He mentioned that the funds for rehabilitation of Wayanad landslide victims will be met from the Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund and through sponsorships. Though the budget does not contain new announcements …

Karnataka, Kerala expect special grants, infrastructure funds in Union Budget
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka, Kerala expect special grants, infrastructure funds in Union Budget

India Today  

Ahead of the Union Budget 2025-26 presentation, Karnataka and Kerala submitted a slew of demands and suggestions to the central government during pre-budget consultations. KARNATAKA’S DEMANDS Karnataka, represented by Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, urged the Centre to release Rs 5,300 crore promised for the Upper Bhadra project, aimed at providing water to drought-prone regions of central Karnataka. The state …

Efforts on to remove landslide debris in Tamil Nadu
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Efforts on to remove landslide debris in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

The Tamil Nadu authorities are working to remove the boulder weighing 40 tonnes from Tiruvannamalai, where a landslide in December last year killed a family of seven, including three children, officials familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, adding that 20 families were evacuated from the area after the incident. A second landslide hit Tiruvannamalai the next afternoon even as …

Wayanad Landslides: Kerala High Court Says Grant Of Compensation A Policy Decision, Survivors Can't Contest Its Adequacy
2 months ago

Wayanad Landslides: Kerala High Court Says Grant Of Compensation A Policy Decision, Survivors Can't Contest Its Adequacy

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today expressed disinclination towards a resident's plea to enhance the compensation announced by the State government to rehabilitate the survivors of the deadly landslides that hit the hilly areas of Wayanad last year.The State has announced a housing township or compensation capped at Rs. The Kerala High Court today expressed disinclination towards a resident's plea to …

Wayanad landslide: Kerala government decides to declare missing as dead
2 months ago

Wayanad landslide: Kerala government decides to declare missing as dead

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government has decided to declare those who went missing in Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides as dead, which will help their immediate relatives get ex-gratia. The government on Tuesday issued a directive to form committees, which will carry out the procedures required to declare the missing people as dead. The decision came as a big relief for families of 35 …

Wayanad landslide: Kerala govt to set-up townships, announces rehabilitation project
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslide: Kerala govt to set-up townships, announces rehabilitation project

Live Mint  

The Kerala government on Wednesday approved a comprehensive rehabilitation project for survivors of devastating landslides in Wayanad district that killed over 200 people last July. Addressing a press conference after the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the two townships, proposed in two selected plantation estates in Kalpetta and Kottappady, would have all basic amenities, including houses, schools, health …

Kerala announces township project for landslide-hit Wayanad amid tussle over Centre aid
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala announces township project for landslide-hit Wayanad amid tussle over Centre aid

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala government on Wednesday approved a comprehensive rehabilitation project for landslide ravaged Wayanad district amid tussle with the Centre over the alleged lack of financial assistance. The chief minister said the government will ensure that rehabilitation measures also comprise livelihood opportunities in sectors like agriculture, animal husbandry, and micro-entrepreneurship among others to help survivors move on with their lives. …

Centre Declares Wayanad Landslides Severe Nature Disaster, Priyanka Gandhi Welcomes it
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre Declares Wayanad Landslides Severe Nature Disaster, Priyanka Gandhi Welcomes it

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The Union Government on Monday declared the devastating landslides in Wayanad a disaster of “severe nature,” after five months, recognising its intensity. The Union Home Ministry told the Kerala government that financial aid is initially provided by the State Disaster Response Fund. “However, keeping in view the intensity and magnitude of the Meppadi landslide disaster in Wayanad district, it …

Kerala minister flays delayed declaration of Wayanad landslide as 'disaster of severe nature'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala minister flays delayed declaration of Wayanad landslide as 'disaster of severe nature'

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Criticising the Centre for taking five months before declaring the Wayanad landslide as a 'disaster of severe nature,' Kerala Revenue Minister K Rajan said on Tuesday that it would have been more beneficial if the Centre's announcement had come within two months after the calamity struck. The state government had on Monday received an official communication from the Centre …

Wayanad landslide declared disaster of ‘severe nature’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslide declared disaster of ‘severe nature’

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Union government on Monday declared the Wayanad landslide a disaster of ‘severe nature’ for all practical purposes, exactly five months after the disaster claimed 254 lives and left 128 missing. The state has been putting pressure on the Centre to declare the landslide a disaster of ‘severe nature’ due to the scale of the impact. The state also …

Center declares Wayanad landslide as 'Disaster of Severe Nature', Priyanka Gandhi says, 'Glad Amit Shah ji...'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Center declares Wayanad landslide as 'Disaster of Severe Nature', Priyanka Gandhi says, 'Glad Amit Shah ji...'

India TV News  

Wayanad MP and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday lauded the Home Ministry for declaring the Wayanad landslide tragedy as a 'Disaster of Severe nature'. Taking to social media platform X, she said, "I am glad Amit Shah ji has finally taken the decision to declare the Wayanad tragedy as a “Disaster of Severe Nature”. Centre communicates to Kerala …

Special Cabinet meet focusses on expediting rehabilitation for Wayanad landslide survivors
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Special Cabinet meet focusses on expediting rehabilitation for Wayanad landslide survivors

The Hindu  

A special Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday focussed on expediting the rehabilitation of families displaced by the devastating landslides in Wayanad. Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan presented a draft rehabilitation plan that reportedly includes proposals from the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board for the construction of 1,000-square-foot single-storey houses for the survivors from Mundakkai and Chooralmala, …

Kerala to Karnataka: Sponsorship framework in making for Wayanad victims
3 months ago

Kerala to Karnataka: Sponsorship framework in making for Wayanad victims

India Today  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in an official response to his Karnataka counterpart, expressed his gratitude for the state’s “100 homes” support to families affected in the July Wayanad landslides. According to the Kerala chief minister’s letter, his government was working towards finalising a detailed sponsorship framework that will incorporate all offers of support for the disaster-affected families. “This framework …

Kerala MPs protest against Centre's demand for Funds on Airlifting Disaster Victims
3 months ago

Kerala MPs protest against Centre's demand for Funds on Airlifting Disaster Victims

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala MPs on Saturday staged a demonstration outside Parliament to protest against the Centre's demand for reimbursement of funds used for airlifting survivors during the Mundakkai Chooralmala landslides in Wayanad. CPM MP K. Radhakrishnan has written to the home minister criticizing the Centre's indifferent attitude towards the demand for central assistance for the victims in Wayanad. Kerala has vehemently …

Priyanka Gandhi accuses Centre of doing politics and denying help to Wayanad
3 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi accuses Centre of doing politics and denying help to Wayanad

The Hindu  

Accusing the Centre of denying assistance to the landslides-affected people of Wayanad owing to “politics”, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said there should be no discrimination in times of natural disasters. Ms. Vadra was also part of a protest by Kerala MPs outside the Parliament building, demanding a relief package from the Centre for Wayanad. Staging demonstration in …

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan slams Centre's delay in granting assistance to disaster-affected Wayanad
3 months, 1 week ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan slams Centre's delay in granting assistance to disaster-affected Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan hits out at Centre for delaying assistance to the landslide hit Wayanad. Regarding Amit Shah's recent claim that Kerala failed to provide the necessary memorandum and assessment report, Pinarayi stated that this was not the first instance of the Union Home Minister misleading Parliament and the public about the Wayanad situation. The Chief Minister noted …

Centre blames Kerala government for delay in granting relief to disaster-affected Wayanad
3 months, 1 week ago

Centre blames Kerala government for delay in granting relief to disaster-affected Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Centre has held the Kerala Government's alleged failure to provide a proper assessment memorandum regarding the Wayanad landslide losses, responsible for the delay in providing relief to the affected areas. In response to a memorandum submitted by newly elected Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi and other MPs from Kerala demanding urgent assistance, Union Home Minister Amit Shah emphasized that …

DMK ally criticises Tamil Nadu's slow cyclone relief work
3 months, 1 week ago

DMK ally criticises Tamil Nadu's slow cyclone relief work

India Today  

After actor-turned-politician Vijay's sharp criticism of the Tamil Nadu government over the relief work following the destruction that was caused by Cyclone Fengal, the DMK government is now facing criticism from one of its allies -- Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Deputy General Secretary Aadhav Arjuna. Launching a scathing attack on the MK Stalin government, Arjuna said that Tamil Nadu has not …

Wayanad Landslide: Priyanka Gandhi, Kerala MPs Meet Amit Shah, Say 'Rise Above Politics' To Provide Relief
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3 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad Landslide: Priyanka Gandhi, Kerala MPs Meet Amit Shah, Say 'Rise Above Politics' To Provide Relief

ABP News  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, accompanied by MPs from Kerala, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday to appeal for urgent relief for the landslide-affected people of Wayanad. Addressing reporters after the meeting, Priyanka Gandhi highlighted the severity of the disaster, noting that the affected families have "lost absolutely everything" and require immediate rehabilitation support. A delegation of Kerala …

Wayanad MP Priyanka urges Centre to release funds for landslide victims
3 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad MP Priyanka urges Centre to release funds for landslide victims

New Indian Express  

KOZHIKODE: MP Priyanka Gandhi has asked the Centre to release funds for the rehabilitation of the landslide victims at Chooralmala and Mundakkai in Wayanad. Priyanka, along with other MPs from Kerala, met Union Minister for Home Amit Shah on Wednesday and appraised him of the need to allot funds to help the victims. She said that immediate help from the …

Kerala MPs led by Priyanka Gandhi meet Shah, seek relief for Wayanad
3 months, 1 week ago

Kerala MPs led by Priyanka Gandhi meet Shah, seek relief for Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

After the meeting, Priyanka Gandhi told media persons that the people of the landslide-affected areas in Wayanad will need at least Rs 2,221 crores to rebuild their lives. Priyanka said the delegation apprised the home minister of the situation in affected areas in Wayanad where the river's entire course had changed and washed away villages. ``People expected that the prime …

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra calls on Amit Shah, seeks Central support for landslide-affected people in Wayanad
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3 months, 1 week ago

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra calls on Amit Shah, seeks Central support for landslide-affected people in Wayanad

India TV News  

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress MP from Wayanad called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Wednesday, seeking the Central support for the people of her constituency. People are not left with any support system, so if the central government doesn't act in such a situation, what else can people hope for," Vadra said after meeting the Home …

Priyanka Gandhi, Kerala MPs urge Amit Shah to release funds for Wayanad recovery
3 months, 1 week ago

Priyanka Gandhi, Kerala MPs urge Amit Shah to release funds for Wayanad recovery

India Today  

A delegation of Kerala MPs led by Congress Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, urging the Centre to release immediate financial aid for victims of the landslides in Wayanad. Speaking to reporters after the meeting at the Parliament House, Priyanka Gandhi described the scale of devastation, stating, "Entire villages have been washed away, families …

CM Stalin announces rain relief package
3 months, 1 week ago

CM Stalin announces rain relief package

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced a comprehensive relief package for people affected by Cyclone Fengal in Villupuram, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts, including cash of Rs 2,000 each to the affected families, based on ration cards, in Villupuram, Cuddalore and Kallakurichi districts. Chairing a meeting at the secretariat in Chennai on Tuesday, the chief minister …

PM calls Stalin, assures all help in cyclone relief
3 months, 1 week ago

PM calls Stalin, assures all help in cyclone relief

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Tuesday to enquire about the situation in the state in the aftermath of Cyclone Fengal, assuring him of all possible help from the Centre. “The Prime Minister spoke to me over the telephone and enquired about the damages caused by Cyclone Fengal in Tamil Nadu,” Stalin posted …

Cyclone Fengal: 7 Bodies Recovered After Mudslide In Tiruvannamalai, Rs 5 Lakh Ex-Gratia Announced
3 months, 1 week ago

Cyclone Fengal: 7 Bodies Recovered After Mudslide In Tiruvannamalai, Rs 5 Lakh Ex-Gratia Announced

ABP News  

As part of the havoc caused by torrential rains from Cyclone Fengal, seven people, including a family of four and three neighborhood children, lost their lives after a massive boulder rolled down a hilltop and buried their house in VOC Nagar, Tiruvannamalai, on December 1. #WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Visuals from Tiruvannamalai where 7 people, including 5 children, died when …

Modi assures Stalin all possible help to deal with flood situation in Tamil Nadu
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi assures Stalin all possible help to deal with flood situation in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday to enquire about the flood situation in parts of the state and assured him of all possible support from the Centre. Villupuram district in north Tamil Nadu continued to reel under unprecedented flooding on Monday following extremely heavy rainfall, virtually blocking access to …

Panic grips Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai as 7 die in landslides from Cyclone Fengal
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Panic grips Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai as 7 die in landslides from Cyclone Fengal

India Today  

Panic has gripped the residents near the lower slopes of Annamalaiyar Hill in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu after heavy rains triggered multiple landslides, killing seven members of a family on Sunday evening. The first landslide occurred around 4 pm on Sunday at VOC Nagar 11th Street, where Rajkumar, his wife Meena, their two children, and three children of Rajkumar’s brother-in-law …

PM Modi dials MK Stalin, assures support to Tamil Nadu amid flood crisis
3 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi dials MK Stalin, assures support to Tamil Nadu amid flood crisis

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday, offering assurances of full support to the state in the wake of Cyclone Fengal and the severe flooding caused by heavy rains. In a conversation via phone, Modi enquired about the extent of the damage in Tamil Nadu, particularly in Villupuram, where unprecedented flooding has caused …

Video: Locals throw mud at Tamil Nadu minister as he visits cyclone-hit areas
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Video: Locals throw mud at Tamil Nadu minister as he visits cyclone-hit areas

India Today  

Tamil Nadu minister K Ponmudi on Tuesday visited a Cyclone Fengal-hit area in the state where he was welcomed with handfuls of mud by villagers who were reportedly angry over the inadequate drainage systems that have left their homes waterlogged. As per the reports, the incident took place in the Iruevelpattu area on the Tiruchirapalli-Chennai road, where the agitated villagers …

Another landslide hits Tamil Nadu; 4 bodies recovered
Top News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Another landslide hits Tamil Nadu; 4 bodies recovered

Hindustan Times  

A landslide hit the Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu on Monday even as operations to rescue three members of a family after a mudslide flattened their house in the region on Sunday continued for the second straight day. On Monday, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking aid, and highlighting that the cyclone has …

Cyclone Fengal: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin writes to PM Modi, seeks ₹2,000 crore NDRF assistance
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyclone Fengal: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin writes to PM Modi, seeks ₹2,000 crore NDRF assistance

Live Mint  

Cyclone Fengal: In view of the unprecedented devastation caused by flooding in the aftermath of Cyclone Fengal, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking assistance of ₹2,000 crore. Stalin stated that the cyclone affected 1.5 crore people in 14 districts of Tamil Nadu. Puducherry govt announces relief assistance ₹5,000 relief assistance has been …

Tamil Nadu: Another landslide hits Tiruvannamalai, hours after seven people were trapped amid heavy rainfall
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Another landslide hits Tiruvannamalai, hours after seven people were trapped amid heavy rainfall

Live Mint  

A second landslide hit Tiruvannamalai on Monday afternoon as Tamil Nadu continued to grapple with the aftereffects of Cyclone Fengal. Rescue operations in the area have hampered by heavy rainfall and the threat posed by another boulder that reportedly remains precariously balanced further uphill. Cyclone Fengal hit the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast on Saturday night — causing severe flooding and heavy …

Wayanad rehabilitation: Priyanka Gandhi says she will write to Kerala CM, 'pressure' Centre
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad rehabilitation: Priyanka Gandhi says she will write to Kerala CM, 'pressure' Centre

ABP News  

Wayanad, Dec 1 : Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said she will write to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and put as much as pressure on the Centre to provide the rehabilitation of Wayanad landslide victims. "I will be writing to the Chief Minister of Kerala and trying to put as much as pressure possible on the Centre …

Wayanad landslide: No information on central aid, says Kerala govt
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslide: No information on central aid, says Kerala govt

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Stepping up its attack on the union government over the lack of assistance for the landslide survivors of Wayanad, the Kerala government on Sunday said it was yet to get any information regarding the amount to be allotted to the state for their relief and rehabilitation. The Left government reminded that the state and the Centre were not enemy …

Rahul, Priyanka to lead agitation in Parliament against Centre’s ‘neglect’ of Wayanad
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul, Priyanka to lead agitation in Parliament against Centre’s ‘neglect’ of Wayanad

The Hindu  

The Congress said on Tuesday that it will launch protests, both inside and outside Parliament, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi against the alleged indifference of the Union government to providing assistance to victims and survivors of the July 30 landslides in the mountainous district of Wayanad. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee working president and MLA T. Siddique …

MK Stalin reviews cyclone preparedness in Tamil Nadu's Delta districts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

MK Stalin reviews cyclone preparedness in Tamil Nadu's Delta districts

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin chaired a high-level meeting at the Secretariat to review the state’s preparedness as the India Meteorological Department predicted that the deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm ‘Fengal’ on November 27. The meeting included senior ministers, government officials, and district collectors from the Cauvery Delta …

Centre tells Kerala HC that state govt submitted estimate for Wayanad disaster only on Nov 13
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre tells Kerala HC that state govt submitted estimate for Wayanad disaster only on Nov 13

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Centre has informed the Kerala High Court that, following the landslide disaster in Wayanad, the state government conducted a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment exercise, estimating a requirement of Rs 2,219.033 crore for recovery and reconstruction. The Centre further submitted that to assess the loss of immediate nature, before receipt of the formal memorandum from the state government for additional …

BJP leader Muraleedharan’s remarks about Wayanad landslides draw flak
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP leader Muraleedharan’s remarks about Wayanad landslides draw flak

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior BJP leader V Muraleedharan on Tuesday courted a controversy after he claimed only three local body wards were washed away in the Wayanad landslides, not an entire region. Maintaining that the Union government had not said additional assistance won’t be given to Wayanad, Muraleedharan accused political parties of using the disaster for political gains. Kalpetta MLA T Siddique …

Wayanad landslide: Centre denies fund; LDF, UDF call for hartal on Nov 19
4 months ago

Wayanad landslide: Centre denies fund; LDF, UDF call for hartal on Nov 19

Live Mint  

The United Democratic Front and the ruling Left Democratic Front called for a "hartal" on November 19 to protest against the Centre's decision not to declare the landslides in the Kerala district as a national disaster and provide relief. "The Centre's stance of neglect towards providing any aid for the Wayanad disaster victims is a blatant injustice to the people …

Centre says no provision to declare Wayanad landslides as national disaster
4 months ago

Centre says no provision to declare Wayanad landslides as national disaster

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: There is no provision to declare any calamity as ‘national disaster’, the Union government has informed Kerala government in response to its plea to declare the July 30 landslides in Wayanad that left over 400 dead, as one. The Centre’s response drew flak from political parties, with Priyanka Gandhi, the Congress general secretary and the party’s Wayanad Lok Sabha …

MoS Home rejects 'national disaster' tag for Wayanad landslides
4 months ago

MoS Home rejects 'national disaster' tag for Wayanad landslides

India Today  

The Ministry of State for Home Affairs, in a letter, informed Special Representative of Kerala in New Delhi KV Thomas that the Wayanad landslides cannot be declared a national disaster. In the letter, MoS Nityanand Rai clarified that under the existing guidelines of the State Disaster Response Fund and the National Disaster Response Fund, there is no provision to officially …

Priyanka Gandhi Accuses BJP of 'Politicizing' Wayanad Landslides
Top News
4 months, 1 week ago

Priyanka Gandhi Accuses BJP of 'Politicizing' Wayanad Landslides

Hindustan Times  

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of politicising the recent landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district. Vadra claims that the BJP used divisive rhetoric and focused on issues other than the real problems faced by the people, such as rising prices and unemployment.

Congress, LDF Raise Concerns Over Rehabilitation of Landslide Survivors in Wayanad Ahead of Lok Sabha Polls
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress, LDF Raise Concerns Over Rehabilitation of Landslide Survivors in Wayanad Ahead of Lok Sabha Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Political parties in Kerala are engaged in a blame game over the rehabilitation of landslide survivors in Wayanad. The Congress-led UDF and CPI(M)-headed LDF have raised concerns about the slow pace of rehabilitation efforts and the lack of support for the survivors. The state government has submitted a memorandum to the Centre under the Disaster Management Act, seeking support, but …

Kerala Assembly unanimously passes resolution against Centre delaying aid to Wayanad
5 months ago

Kerala Assembly unanimously passes resolution against Centre delaying aid to Wayanad

New Indian Express  

As per the norms of the National Disaster Management Act, the landslide that occurred in Meppadi was classified as a 'disaster of severe nature,' he said. Responding to the debate in the Assembly, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed dismay over the delay in sanctioning Central assistance to the landslide-hit Wayanad, despite a detailed memorandum being submitted to the Union government …

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