Kerala, After The Flood: Pinarayi Vijayan urges Malayalis to donate one month's salary to help rebuild state
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala, After The Flood: Pinarayi Vijayan urges Malayalis to donate one month's salary to help rebuild state

Firstpost  

As Kerala struggles to stand on her feet, water-logging of homes in various places, especially in Kuttanad region of the worst hit Alapuzha district continues to be a worrying factor. Thiruvananthapuram: As relief and rehabilitation work initiation in flood ravaged Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday urged all Malayalis to donate one month salary to rebuild the state,where the death toll has now touched 302 and over four lakh are still in relief camps. With the floods having left a trail of massive destruction and rehabilitation and reconstruction requiring huge financial resources, Vijayan wanted Keralites, both in the country and outside, to exhibit their generous self and contribute one day’s salary to the state. But Keralites, including from outside, can at first contribute three days salary a month and over a period of 10 months, donate the remaining sum’, Vijayan told Malayalam TV channels on Sunday.

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6 killed, 130,000 displaced in floods in Malaysia
1 month, 1 week ago

6 killed, 130,000 displaced in floods in Malaysia

China Daily  

An aerial views shows flooded rice paddy fields following heavy rain in Kota Bharu, in Malaysia's Kelantan state on Dec 1, 2024. KUALA LUMPUR - Flooding in Malaysia has claimed six lives as of Monday, with the latest deaths being two elderly individuals drowning in Kelantan state while monitoring livestock, authorities said. Flood victims numbering 134,524 are being housed in …

Wayanad Landslides: Karnataka Govt To Make 100 Houses In Worst-hit Areas, Rescue Efforts Continue
5 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad Landslides: Karnataka Govt To Make 100 Houses In Worst-hit Areas, Rescue Efforts Continue

News 18  

As search operations continue following the devastating landslide in Wayanad, Kerala is grappling with one of the worst natural calamities in the state in recent years. Kerala Governor Praises Coordination Between Central And State Governments Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan lauded the cooperation between the state and central governments for the ongoing rescue and relief work in Wayanad. Karnataka To …

Geo-tagging, increased funding: Centre on steps to tackle Kerala man-animal conflict
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Geo-tagging, increased funding: Centre on steps to tackle Kerala man-animal conflict

India Today  

Union Environment and Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav visited Wayanad in the wake of three men losing their lives in animal attacks. He added that the state government should ensure that this amount reaches the family as soon as possible The Union minister also spoke about how the state has been seeking permission from the centre to catch wild animals. But …

Kerala to pay Rs 5 lakh to kin of those that died in recent floods, landslides
3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala to pay Rs 5 lakh to kin of those that died in recent floods, landslides

Firstpost  

The state government will also provide Rs 10 lakh to those who lost their homes and land in rain-related disasters Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has decided to provide Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the kin of those who lost their lives in the recent landslides and floods due to the heavy rains in the state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan …

Karnataka farmers seek revision of compensation for flood victims
5 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka farmers seek revision of compensation for flood victims

The Hindu  

The farmers’ associations have demanded that the State government increase compensation offered to farmers who suffer losses during calamities. For example, the compensation amount was aimed at farmers getting enough money to sow the next crop and not to make good the losses suffered in the current crop. They don’t help farmers buy new animals either, said Guddappa Pujari, who …

Kerala rains | As it happened: Kerala govt announces flood relief package; ₹10,000 immediate aid
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala rains | As it happened: Kerala govt announces flood relief package; ₹10,000 immediate aid

The Hindu  

After a brief respite, rains lashed several parts of Kerala on August 14 under the influence of the ‘vigorous’ South West Monsoon as the death toll in its second spell rose to 102 with 37 people missing. The State government said a total of102 people lost their lives in floods and landslides, triggered by the second spell of monsoon, since …

Flood-hit states shift focus to relief work as rains subside; toll touches 137
5 years, 5 months ago

Flood-hit states shift focus to relief work as rains subside; toll touches 137

Live Mint  

Flood waters have receded somewhat across Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra, exposing sludge, debris and a pile of complaints. On a day Union home minister Amit Shah made an aerial survey of flooded districts, the Congress party dismissed official estimates of damage in Karnataka and Maharashtra, urging the disasters be declared a national calamity. Maharashtra Congress general secretary Sachin Sawant said …

Kerala rains: 28 dead, 64,000 in 738 relief camps | Highlights and roundup
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala rains: 28 dead, 64,000 in 738 relief camps | Highlights and roundup

India TV News  

With incessant rain in Kerala, the death toll has reached 28 and over 64,000 people have shifted into 738 relief camps across the rain-battered state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday. In Maharashtra, districts of Sangli and Kolhapur are the matter of concern where there is severe flooding 02:43 pm: NDRF continues rescue operations in Sirol area of Kolhapur, …

CM Pinarayi Vijayan to inaugurate post-flood projects today in Ernakulam
5 years, 10 months ago

CM Pinarayi Vijayan to inaugurate post-flood projects today in Ernakulam

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is set to inaugurate various post-flood reconstruction projects in Ernakulam district on Sunday at Chendamangalam Paliyam Government Higher Secondary School. This includes handing over the keys of the 75th house rebuilt after floods and the 1001 house built under the Life Mission. The other projects to be inaugurated are Navik equipment distribution for the safety …

Kerala slowly picks up pieces after devastating floods
6 years, 3 months ago

Kerala slowly picks up pieces after devastating floods

Hindustan Times  

Thankamma needs to get to Kottayam. The tourism ministry, whose revenue in 2017 was 10% of the state’s GDP, estimates a loss of ₹1,000 crore worth of business till December due to cancellations. On September 15, state finance minister Thomas Isaac tweeted that the centre “would hardly foot the bill.” “One is revenue expenditure, which includes repair and maintenance of …

Kerala After Floods: Tourism hit with animal carcasses on backwaters, hill stations cut off; Rs 25,165 cr needed for rebuilding – Firstpost
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala After Floods: Tourism hit with animal carcasses on backwaters, hill stations cut off; Rs 25,165 cr needed for rebuilding – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The stain of death and devastation wrought by Kerala’s worst flood in a century will take longer than a season to wash away. These inland lagoons running parallel to the coast are one of the biggest tourist draws in India’s most southwesterly state, but the stain of death and devastation wrought by Kerala’s worst flood in a century will take …

From crowdsourcing aid to volunteerism, Kerala finds ways to rebuild itself
6 years, 4 months ago

From crowdsourcing aid to volunteerism, Kerala finds ways to rebuild itself

Live Mint  

Ernakulam: From schemes to compensate victims to efforts to raise money for the cash-strapped treasury, here’s a look at how Kerala is responding to the post-flood situation. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday announced ₹ 10,000 to the nearly 400,000 flood displaced who are now returning from relief camps to their homes, as a quick aid. It involves clearing away …

Over 3 lakh still lodged in Kerala's flood relief camps; donations to CM's relief fund touch Rs 700 crore
6 years, 4 months ago

Over 3 lakh still lodged in Kerala's flood relief camps; donations to CM's relief fund touch Rs 700 crore

Firstpost  

With rehabilitation measures on, the government on Monday said an immediate relief of Rs 10,000 would be disbursed soon to the flood-affected. Thiruvananthapuram: Over 3.26 lakh people are still in relief camps across Kerala even after a fortnight of the devastating deluge that left a trail of destruction claiming 322 lives and rendering thousands homeless. A total of 3,42,699 people …

Kerala Floods: State may have to wait months to get full central aid; process of assessing damage, fund-release time-consuming, says MHA
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Floods: State may have to wait months to get full central aid; process of assessing damage, fund-release time-consuming, says MHA

Firstpost  

Flood-ravaged Kerala may have to wait a few months to get the complete financial aid package from the Centre as the process of assessing the extent of damage and fund release is time-consuming, officials said. After the initial release of funds, the central government follows certain rules and guidelines before awarding the final aid to any state for a natural …

Kerala floods: Several relief camps wound up in northern regions; Pinarayi Vijayan says 1,435 shelters still operating
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods: Several relief camps wound up in northern regions; Pinarayi Vijayan says 1,435 shelters still operating

Firstpost  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that 1,435 relief shelters were still operating, housing a total of 462,456 people. Thiruvananthapuram: More and more people on Sunday quit various relief camps in flood-battered Kerala and returned to tidy up their once submerged homes. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that 1,435 relief shelters were still operating, housing a total of 462,456 people, …

The great flood of 1924: When Mahatma Gandhi mobilised Rs 6,000 for Kerala
6 years, 4 months ago

The great flood of 1924: When Mahatma Gandhi mobilised Rs 6,000 for Kerala

Business Standard  

An aerial view shows partially submerged road at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala. Photo: Reuters Nearly a century ago when floods ravaged Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi had termed the misery of the people as "unimaginable" and stepped in to mobilise over Rs 6,000 to help them, records show. The "Father of the Nation" had mentioned in one …

Kerala, After The Flood: Pinarayi Vijayan says Centre should treat state on different yardstick for extending aid
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala, After The Flood: Pinarayi Vijayan says Centre should treat state on different yardstick for extending aid

Firstpost  

Giving a detailed account of the havoc caused by the devastating floods and landslides since early August, Vijayan said the preliminary assessment of losses was around Rs 20,000 crore which was equal to the state’s annual plan size for 2018-19. Giving a detailed account of the havoc caused by the devastating floods and landslides since early August, he said the …

Kerala floods: Centre firm on no-aid policy but may allow funds under ‘schemes’
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods: Centre firm on no-aid policy but may allow funds under ‘schemes’

Hindustan Times  

India is unlikely to change its 15-year-old policy of not accepting bilateral financial assistance for rescue and relief operations, an official familiar with the development said, even as a reported offer by the United Arab Emirates of Rs 700 crore for flood relief in Kerala has acquired political undertones. The official cited above said Indian embassies have been told to …

Opinion | The challenge of rebuilding Kerala
6 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | The challenge of rebuilding Kerala

Live Mint  

As the flood waters recede gradually in Kerala and the Kodagu district of Karnataka, the focus will begin to shift from relief operations to rebuilding. Such fiscal laws across the world have inbuilt flexibility that allow the borrowing limits to be crossed in the case of special circumstances such as a sharp recession or wars or natural calamities. One possible …

Kerala floods: The best of times, the worst of times
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods: The best of times, the worst of times

The Hindu  

The waters rose and Kerala fought back. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdul Shafi drove for nearly four days to reach relief materials to camps For almost four days, 35-year-old Abdul was on the road, ferrying relief materials from Thiruvananthapuram to Pathanamthitta and Thrissur. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'We must have rescued about 3,500 people' On August 16, a group of fishermen under the Matsya Thozhilali Samrakshana …

Kerala: BSF prepares for daunting task of clearing bodies in flood-hit Thrissur
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala: BSF prepares for daunting task of clearing bodies in flood-hit Thrissur

India TV News  

As the flood water recedes, security forces deployed in relief work in Kerala face a more daunting task of post-disaster rescue and sanitisation operations In Kerala's Thrissur district, the Border Security Force has formed a team of 40 personnel for the task. The BSF's 162nd battalion, which has been stationed in the centrally-located district of the state since the disaster …

Kerala floods: Hindu Mahasabha's Swami Chakrapani says it is sin to rescue beef-eaters, those who don't kill animals should be helped
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods: Hindu Mahasabha's Swami Chakrapani says it is sin to rescue beef-eaters, those who don't kill animals should be helped

Firstpost  

As 14.50 lakh people in Kerala try to survive the ravages of the worst flood in almost a century, Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha chief Swami Chakrapani on Wednesday said only those who don’t eat beef should be helped as it is a sin to help beef eaters. In the last few days, social media has witnessed its share of bigoted …

Sigh of relief for over one million people as water level recedes in flood-hit Kerala; torrential rains batter Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
6 years, 4 months ago

Sigh of relief for over one million people as water level recedes in flood-hit Kerala; torrential rains batter Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

India TV News  

Rainfall has abated in the flood-ravaged Kerala over the past two days giving a sigh of relief of more than a million people battling hunger, epidemics in the wake of the state's worst deluge in almost a century. Kerala floods: Centre releases Rs 600 crore, waives off customs duty, GST on relief materials The Centre on Tuesday released Rs 600 …

Kerala floods: State Police take over control of security of relief camps, department to donate Rs 10 crore for rehabilitation of victims
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods: State Police take over control of security of relief camps, department to donate Rs 10 crore for rehabilitation of victims

India TV News  

The Kerala Police on Tuesday took charge over the security of all the relief camps in the flood-battered Kerala, police chief Loknath Behra said. More than a million people are now housed in more than 3,000 relief camps that have been set up across the state. "As part of the security arrangements due to the presence of a huge number …

Maharashtra: Sex workers donate Rs 21,000 for Kerala flood victims
6 years, 4 months ago

Maharashtra: Sex workers donate Rs 21,000 for Kerala flood victims

India TV News  

Sex workers in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district have donated Rs. 21,000 for Kerala flood victims and they will be raising another Rs. 21,000 drawn in favour of the Prime Minister's Relief Fund for Kerala flood victims to resident deputy collector Prashant Patil in Ahmednagar on Monday, said a functionary of an NGO working for them. Dipak Buram of the city-based NGO …

Kerala, After The Flood: NCW urges state commissions to help at 'the time of need', contribute for relief operations
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala, After The Flood: NCW urges state commissions to help at 'the time of need', contribute for relief operations

Firstpost  

The NCW staffers have also decided to donate their one day’s salary towards relief operations in Kerala and Sharma and other senior officials have decided to donate a fraction of their one-month salary to relief operations. New Delhi: The National Commission for Women has asked state commissions to contribute towards relief funds for flood-hit Kerala that is witnessing its worst …

Kerala floods; key developments: State faces mammoth rehabilitation task; lack of workers as migrants move back
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods; key developments: State faces mammoth rehabilitation task; lack of workers as migrants move back

Firstpost  

12:29 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Kerala CMO warns against false propaganda, fake news on donation money Indians from across the nation and expats have come forward to offer help to flood-ravaged Kerala. However, as is evident from a brief scroll of social media channels, several rumours are afloat about the veracity of organisations organising collection drives, and even the routing …

How the Kerala floods showed humanity still rocks
6 years, 4 months ago

How the Kerala floods showed humanity still rocks

India Today  

Monsoon floods have killed over 350 people and laid waste to homes and farmland in Kerala -- but its spirit, the defiant, hopeful pulse of a people working to rebuild their lives, remains unshattered. "Most people felt: I must work on the ground and do my bit," said PS Gopikrishnan Unnithan, an India Today TV journalist who's been reporting on …

UP clerics: Donate 10% of Bakrid budget for Kerala flood victims
6 years, 4 months ago

UP clerics: Donate 10% of Bakrid budget for Kerala flood victims

Hindustan Times  

Senior clerics across the state have appealed to the Muslim community to donate a portion of their Eid-ul-Azha budget for relief work in flood-ravaged Kerala. I have urged people of the community to save at least 10% of their budget for Bakrid and send it for relief work,” said Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali, Sunni cleric. Besides, people across the …

Kerala floods: Union tourism minister KJ Alphons says authorities have housed one million people in relief camps
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods: Union tourism minister KJ Alphons says authorities have housed one million people in relief camps

Firstpost  

As Kerala has been facing the worst flooding in a century, the entire country has come forward to help the southern state in this hour of need. Trivandrum: As the rescue and relief operations continue in flood-hit Kerala, Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons on Monday said that the authorities have housed at least one million people in scores of relief …

Kerala floods: Malayali association in Jamshedpur cancels Onam celebrations, launches relief funds collection campaign
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods: Malayali association in Jamshedpur cancels Onam celebrations, launches relief funds collection campaign

Firstpost  

Kerala battling its worst floods in a century, with more than 200 casualties. Jamshedpur: A Malayali association in Jamshedpur has decided to cancel Onam celebrations this year in view of the devastating floods in Kerala that claimed over 200 lives and rendered more than seven lakh people homeless. Kerala Samajam, comprising of 3000 members, celebrates Onam in a grand manner …

Kerala floods | Live updates: Centre says Kerala floods ‘calamity of severe nature’
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods | Live updates: Centre says Kerala floods ‘calamity of severe nature’

The Hindu  

With rains ebbing away, Kerala got some respite on Monday but faced the gigantic task of rehabilitating those rendered homeless and preventing outbreak of water-borne diseases, even as the death toll mounted to 216, officials said, adding that over 7.24 lakh displaced people have been sheltered in 5,645 relief camps dotting the state, reports PTI. 6.45 p.m. Govt says Kerala …

Kerala Floods LIVE: Centre Exempts GST on Aid Material, Vijayan Says 10 Lakh Still in Relief Camps
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Floods LIVE: Centre Exempts GST on Aid Material, Vijayan Says 10 Lakh Still in Relief Camps

News 18  

Kerala Flood LIVE: Health authorities prepared defences against the spread of disease in flood-hit Kerala on Monday as water receded and a huge clean-up gathered pace after the worst floods in a century killed more than 350 people. Union tourism minister KJ Alphons said that over a million people are in relief camps across the state and rescue operations are …

Declare Kerala floods a national disaster, urges CM
6 years, 4 months ago

Declare Kerala floods a national disaster, urges CM

The Hindu  

Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy has urged the Centre to declare Kerala floods as a national disaster. The Chief Minister said he had requested all MLAs and two MPs in the Union Territory to contribute their one-month salary towards Kerala flood relief work. The Puducherry Government would open a collection point on the premises of the Collectorate here to receive contributions …

Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 370, 38,000 people rescued, says Centre
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 370, 38,000 people rescued, says Centre

Live Mint  

OTHERS :Kerala floods claimed 33 lives Saturday and at least 13 more today, increasing the overall death toll to 370. HT Extend all possible help to Kerala: RSS Stating that Kerala was facing an unprecedented flood havoc that had killed hundreds of people and rendered thousands homeless, RSS joint general secretary Suresh Soni said, “The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh calls upon …

Kerala floods: Real test begins once waters recede as state would have to battle ravaged economy, threat of epidemics
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods: Real test begins once waters recede as state would have to battle ravaged economy, threat of epidemics

Firstpost  

Resources that the tiny state of Kerala can mobilise are very limited. Following Home Minister Rajnath Singh and a central team’s visit to the flood-ravaged state, an interim relief of Rs 100 crore was promised as against Rs 1,220 crore demanded by the state. A statement issued by the Union home ministry in response to Kerala government’s demand for assistance …

2018 Kerala floods: here is how you can help
6 years, 4 months ago

2018 Kerala floods: here is how you can help

The Hindu  

The Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund A direct bank transfer can be made to this fund. Account name: Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund Account number: 67319948232 Bank: State Bank of India IFSC: SBIN0070028 SWIFT code: SBININBBT08 Government control rooms The district collectorates and government offices in these places are also points for dropping relief materials. Thiruvananthapuram : The Principal Secretary …

Kerala Floods highlights: Death toll above 190, over 300,000 people in relief camps
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Floods highlights: Death toll above 190, over 300,000 people in relief camps

Live Mint  

OTHERS :Kerala has been battered by the worst floods this year, with different parts of the state remaining marooned and supply of essential items, including oxygen supplies in hospitals, cut off. "All AAP MLAs, MPs and ministers donating one month salary for #KeralaFloods"- @ArvindKejriwal #Donate4Kerala pic.twitter.com/Fjmzzo4t3c — AAP August 18, 2018 IAF helicopters evacuating the stranded people in Kerala IAF …

Tragedy of Kerala floods unfolds: Bodies found floating, roads cut off, food and medicines scarce
6 years, 4 months ago

Tragedy of Kerala floods unfolds: Bodies found floating, roads cut off, food and medicines scarce

Hindustan Times  

At least 23 more deaths were reported across rain-devastated Kerala on Saturday with 15 bodies of the victims seen floating on flood waters even as rescue and relief operations continued across the state on a war-footing. Prime minister Narendra Modi, who had reached the state on Friday night, announced an interim relief of Rs 500 crore for Kerala after holding …

Kerala floods death toll reaches 324: Why the state is drowning and how you can help
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods death toll reaches 324: Why the state is drowning and how you can help

India Today  

In what appears to be the worst flood in 90 years, at least 324 people have lost their lives in Kerala. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Governor P Sathasivam and Union minister KJ Alphons went for an aerial survey of the flood-affected regions in the state and announced an immediate relief of Rs 500 crore for …

Standing in aid for Kerala
6 years, 4 months ago

Standing in aid for Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Kerala is witnessing nature’s fury like never before. A cry for help from all over God’s Own Country is ringing even as many proactive young citizens have come out and joined hands to raise in funds and essentials to contribute towards the many donation drives in aid of the residents stranded in Kerala. I think it’s necessary for us to …

Modi to announce mega relief package for Kerala
6 years, 4 months ago

Modi to announce mega relief package for Kerala

Live Mint  

New Delhi/Bengaluru: The Centre is expected to announce a major relief package for flood-affected Kerala after Prime Minister Narendra Modi consults the state administration and makes an aerial assessment on Saturday of the floods that have claimed 164 lives, a government official said on Friday. An announcement of ‘substantial relief’ may be made either after the prime minister returns to …

Kerala floods updates: Narendra Modi reaches Thiruvananthapuram, will take aerial survey of state tomorrow
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods updates: Narendra Modi reaches Thiruvananthapuram, will take aerial survey of state tomorrow

Firstpost  

5:40 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Local fishermen turn heroes in flood-hit Kerala, risk meagre resources, lives to aid in rescue ops As the navy boats are running short, fishermen from different parts of the state have taken off from their job and are taking their fishing boats to the flood-hit areas. People from of coastal villages of Neendakara, Vizhinjam, Ponnani, …

Kerala floods: Naveen Patnaik speaks to Pinarayi Vijayan, Odisha government announces Rs 5 crore assistance
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods: Naveen Patnaik speaks to Pinarayi Vijayan, Odisha government announces Rs 5 crore assistance

Firstpost  

Odisha government Thursday announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 crore for flood-ravaged Kerala, where the death toll has risen to 75 since 8 August Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Thursday announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 crore for flood-ravaged Kerala, where the death toll in the second spell of monsoon fury since 8 August has risen to 75. “Chief Minister …

Kerala rains: Kamal Haasan, Vijay TV donate Rs 25 lakh each to disaster relief fund
6 years, 5 months ago

Kerala rains: Kamal Haasan, Vijay TV donate Rs 25 lakh each to disaster relief fund

Firstpost  

Kamal Haasan has donated Rs 25 lakh to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund as the state finds itself in the midst of unprecedented floods Makkal Neethi Maiam president and actor Kamal Haasan has donated Rs 25 lakh to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund as the state finds itself in the midst of unprecedented floods caused by …

Kerala floods: Pinarayi Vijayan announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia for kin of dead; those who lost home and property to get Rs 10 lakh
6 years, 5 months ago

Kerala floods: Pinarayi Vijayan announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia for kin of dead; those who lost home and property to get Rs 10 lakh

Firstpost  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday announced ex-gratia payment of Rs four lakh each to the kin of those who lost their lives in the devastating floods that have hit the state. Wayanad: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday announced the ex-gratia payment of Rs four lakh each to the kin of those who lost their lives in …

Half of Kerala reels under floods as death toll rises to 29, over 53,000 people left homeless
6 years, 5 months ago

Half of Kerala reels under floods as death toll rises to 29, over 53,000 people left homeless

Firstpost  

Northern and central Kerala have been battered by heavy rains of the Southwest monsoon since August 8, which has left 29 people dead, including three today. Five columns of army were deployed in the state’s seven severely-hit northern districts, out of Kerala’s 14, to help evacuate people and to build makeshift bridges even as the Indian Navy’s southern command was …

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