Wayanad landslides: Rescue operations under way at Chooralmala in Kerala
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Rescue operations under way at Chooralmala in Kerala

The Hindu  

Following massive landslides, rescue operations led by the National Disaster Response Force personnel, the police, Fire and Rescue services personnel and local people are under way at the Chooralmala area in Wayanad district of Kerala. Though the rescue operations have been intensified in the Chooralmala area, the Central forces are yet to start airlifting the victims trapped in the Mundakkai and Attamala areas owing to the heavy rains and dearth of facilities to land helicopters. The Mundakkai and Attamala areas were fully isolated after a bridge connecting the Chooralmala with the rest of the areas was devastated in a flash flood after the landslide in the early hours of July 30. Meanwhile, three of the four shutters of the Banasura Sagar reservoir of the Kerala State Electricity Board were opened following heavy inflow from the catchment areas.

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Wayanad landslide victims allege lapses in rehabilitation list preparation
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Wayanad landslide victims allege lapses in rehabilitation list preparation

New Indian Express  

KALPETTA: Victims of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides in Meppadi panchayat of Wayanad district have alleged gross official negligence in preparing the beneficiary list for rehabilitation. Currently living in a rented house in Munderi, Aysha revealed that despite informing authorities about her uninhabitable home, her name was excluded from the beneficiary list in the first phase. Only if they listen can we …

Wayanad Landslides | Kerala High Court Slams State Government For Failure To Explain Available Balance In State's Disaster Response Fund
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Wayanad Landslides | Kerala High Court Slams State Government For Failure To Explain Available Balance In State's Disaster Response Fund

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today criticised the State government for its failure to provide details regarding the availability and utilization of funds in the State's Disaster Response Fund. The State government, along with the Finance Officer of the Department of Disaster Management submitted before the Court that 677 crores must be the amount available in the SDRF, however, they were …

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra calls on Amit Shah, seeks Central support for landslide-affected people in Wayanad
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2 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Panic grips Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai as 7 die in landslides from Cyclone Fengal
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Tamil Nadu: Another landslide hits Tiruvannamalai, hours after seven people were trapped amid heavy rainfall
3 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 …

Search begins for seven trapped on Annamalaiyar Hill in Tamil Nadu
3 weeks ago

Search begins for seven trapped on Annamalaiyar Hill in Tamil Nadu

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruannamalai: Teams of NDRF personnel commenced clearing the mud over a building in which seven individuals were feared "trapped" in Annamalaiyar Hill area in the district on Monday. We will know the true picture through the rescue operation," Thiruvannamalai district Collector D Bhaskar Pandian said, after inspecting the affected house in VOC Nagar on the foothill. The collector told reporters …

Cyclone Fengal: Seven, including five children, trapped in landslide in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai
3 weeks ago

Cyclone Fengal: Seven, including five children, trapped in landslide in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai

India TV News  

In a unfortunate incident, seven people were trapped after a building was crushed in the landslide on the slope of the hills in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai on Sunday night. The landslide is believed to be caused by heavy rains in the district throughout the day on Sunday under the influence of cyclone Fengal. District Collector D. Bhaskar Pandian said that …

Rahul, Priyanka to lead agitation in Parliament against Centre’s ‘neglect’ of Wayanad
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Wayanad landslide: Centre denies fund; LDF, UDF call for hartal on Nov 19
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Emotional reunion at Chooralmala polling booth for Wayanad landslide survivors
1 month, 1 week ago

Emotional reunion at Chooralmala polling booth for Wayanad landslide survivors

India Today  

For people coming to a polling booth in Wayanad’s Chooralmala it was an emotional time as they met with their friends and neighbours for the first time since the landslides hit the area in July. She came to Chooralmala for the first time since the landslides on July 30. Some of them were visiting for the first time since moving …

Congress, LDF Raise Concerns Over Rehabilitation of Landslide Survivors in Wayanad Ahead of Lok Sabha Polls
1 month, 3 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 …

Wayanad landslides: Two sites chosen for rehabilitating survivors
3 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslides: Two sites chosen for rehabilitating survivors

New Indian Express  

KALPETTA: Steps are in progress to finalise a place for permanent resettlement of Wayanad landslide victims. The areas considered for rehabilitation were examined by an expert committee appointed by the government and headed by Dr John Mathai. Later, various government departments also conducted studies to identify the lands for rehabilitation. The government departments are planning the rehabilitation project accordingly and …

One dead, three injured in landslide at ASR village in Andhra Pradesh
3 months, 1 week ago

One dead, three injured in landslide at ASR village in Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

VISAKHAPATNAM/VIJAYAWADA: Incessant rainfall disrupted normal life in the districts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh, particularly in Alluri Sitarama Raju district. Heavy landslides were reported in Chatrapalli village of Alluri Sitarama Raju district on Sunday night. Confirming the incident, ASR District Collector AS Dinesh Kumar said the deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Korra Kumari. Advising residents of low-lying villages to …

Wayanad landslides: Forum demands intensified search for missing persons
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Forum demands intensified search for missing persons

The Hindu  

A meeting convened by the affected individuals in the aftermath of the Mundakkai and Chooralmala landslides has called for urgent and intensified search efforts in the Chaliyar area, particularly from the Sentinal rock water falls, to locate those still missing. They urged the government to provide adequate compensation for the injured, take responsibility for ongoing medical treatment, and compensate those …

Some Wayanad landslides-hit areas may be out of bounds forever; survivors pin hope on govt help
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Some Wayanad landslides-hit areas may be out of bounds forever; survivors pin hope on govt help

Hindustan Times  

Wayanad/Thiruvananthapuram, Some of the landslides-affected areas of the Wayanad district may be declared permanent "no habitation" zones following the large devastation caused to their topography, Kerala government authorities fear. Some Wayanad landslides-hit areas may be out of bounds forever; survivors pin hope on govt help The aftermath of the July 30 disaster has left many survivors traumatised, with many not …

Toughest 30 days of my life: Man who lost his daughter in Wayanad landslides
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Toughest 30 days of my life: Man who lost his daughter in Wayanad landslides

Hindustan Times  

Abhilash PK was in Salalah, Oman, in the early hours of July 30 when he learnt over the phone that two massive landslides had hurtled down the hill with ferocious volumes of water and debris towards his village of Chooralmala and two other settlements in Wayanad, Kerala. A total of 231 bodies and 218 body parts have been retrieved so …

Wayanad landslide: Temporary rehabilitation of 728 families complete, says Kerala govt
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Wayanad landslide: Temporary rehabilitation of 728 families complete, says Kerala govt

New Indian Express  

WAYANAD: The Kerala government on Saturday said the temporary rehabilitation process of the victims of landslides in Wayanad have been completed and all the surviving families have been shifted to rented accommodations. The state government said all the 728 surviving families from the relief camps were shifted to rented accommodations as of Saturday. Meanwhile, the cabinet sub-committee, which met the …

Final list on Wayanad landslide victims’ liabilities to be ready on August 24
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Final list on Wayanad landslide victims’ liabilities to be ready on August 24

New Indian Express  

KALPETTA: Data collection on the financial liabilities of the July 30 Chooralmala-Mundakkai landslide victims is nearing completion. Wayanad Lead Bank Manager Muraleedharan said complete information can be collected and forwarded to the state level committee and the district administration by Saturday. It contains 3,000 names, and includes people who died, those who are missing as well as the affected persons …

Uttarakhand landslide: Four Nepali nationals die after being trapped under debris
4 months ago

Uttarakhand landslide: Four Nepali nationals die after being trapped under debris

New Indian Express  

DEHRADUN: A massive landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Rudraprayag's Phata has claimed the lives of four Nepali nationals. According to sources within the State Disaster Response Force, a team led by Inspector Karn Singh was immediately deployed to the spot on Thursday night, following an alert from the Rudraprayag district control room. "Despite the Dolia Devi road being blocked, …

Wayanad landslides: Final rehabilitation plan after obtaining stakeholders’ opinions
4 months ago

Wayanad landslides: Final rehabilitation plan after obtaining stakeholders’ opinions

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government is proceeding with the rehabilitation of landslide victims in Wayanad, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The chief secretary has been assigned to discuss the different aspects of rehabilitation with disaster response experts and people’s representatives from the affected areas, he told media persons here on Tuesday. Relatives of 59 deceased received Rs 4 lakh from the …

Kerala landslips: Was Vilangad in Kozhikode ignored when all eyes were on Wayanad?
4 months ago

Kerala landslips: Was Vilangad in Kozhikode ignored when all eyes were on Wayanad?

The Hindu  

The clamour for a comprehensive rehabilitation package for Vilangad in Kozhikode district is growing louder with each passing day, following the devastating landslips that struck the mofussil towns and villages in Vanimal and Narippatta grama panchayats early on July 30. Around seven bridges, both minor and major, including the one in Vilangad town, lie either in ruins or buried beneath …

Wayanad landslides: Kerala govt announces ₹6 lakh compensation to next of kin of victims
4 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslides: Kerala govt announces ₹6 lakh compensation to next of kin of victims

The Hindu  

A Kerala Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday announced an ex gratia payment of ₹6 lakh to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the catastrophic landslides in Wayanad district on July 30. Mr. Vijayan said siblings of the disaster victims could not claim the compensation amount unless they proved that they …

Shirur landslide: Parts of Arjun’s lorry found
4 months, 1 week ago

Shirur landslide: Parts of Arjun’s lorry found

New Indian Express  

KARWAR: It is 29 days after Karwar district witnessed landslides in Shirur, and the district administration had to delay the search operations for the three missing persons who were believed to be washed away into the Gangavali river. But the search operation has resumed now, and on the instructions of Karwar MLA Satish Sail, underwater diving expert Ishwar Malpe from …

Wayanad landslide: Kerala govt announces Rs 6 lakh financial assistance to families of deceased
4 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslide: Kerala govt announces Rs 6 lakh financial assistance to families of deceased

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government has announced Rs 6 lakh financial assistance to each of the families of the deceased in the twin landslides at Mundakkai and Chooralmala in Wayanad. Announcing a detailed plan for rehabilitation and financial support for the survivors and the families of the deceased, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also said that Rs 75,000 will be given to …

Wayanad landslides: One more body recovered from Chaliyar river
4 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslides: One more body recovered from Chaliyar river

The Hindu  

The search for the victims of the landslides in Wayanad yielded a body and three limbs from the Chaliyar river and its tributaries on Monday. The body and a limb were recovered from a search at Nilambur in Malappuram district and two limbs were retrieved from the Anadikkappu forest area near the Kanathanpara waterfalls. A 60-member team, comprising personnel of …

Wayanad landslides: Search mission continues in disaster zone; special drive on to retrieve survivors’ documents
4 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslides: Search mission continues in disaster zone; special drive on to retrieve survivors’ documents

The Hindu  

A special camp to retrieve official documents of the landslide survivors who lost everything, was launched on Monday in the disaster-hit regions of Wayanad, Kerala, where a search mission to locate missing people continued. The camps are being held in select schools at Meppadi as part of the certificate/document retrieval campaign jointly carried out by the Local Self-Government department, district …

Kerala Minister breaks down while consoling kin of landslide victims
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Minister breaks down while consoling kin of landslide victims

Deccan Chronicle  

Wayanad : Kerala Forest Minister A K Saseendran broke down while consoling people looking for their missing family members days after the devastating landslides in Wayanad district. The minister also assured survivors that the entire state and the government stood by them in their most difficult time in life. An extensive search is continuing in landslide-hit Wayanad to trace those …

Wayanad landslide: Search mission resumes in landslide-hit Wayanad; hundreds of civil volunteers take part
4 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslide: Search mission resumes in landslide-hit Wayanad; hundreds of civil volunteers take part

The Hindu  

After a day’s break, an extensive search resumed in landslide-hit Wayanad on Sunday morning to find those who are still missing in the aftermath of the devastating calamity that hit the hill district on July 30. The search operations took a break on Friday afternoon as the area was handed over to the SPG in view of Prime Minister Narendra …

Army: PM was briefed on the progress of rescue operation in Wayanad
4 months, 1 week ago

Army: PM was briefed on the progress of rescue operation in Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to landslide-hit Wayanad, was briefed on the progress of the ongoing Search & Rescue operation, the Indian Army said on Sunday. "The Prime Minister was briefed on the progress of the ongoing Search & Rescue operation by the Station Commander, Kannur and updated about the Bridging Operations, by the MEG Task Force Commander." …

Wayanad landslide: PM Modi speaks to CM Pinarayi Vijayan, says ’will ensure ‘no work is hampered due to lack of money’
4 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslide: PM Modi speaks to CM Pinarayi Vijayan, says ’will ensure ‘no work is hampered due to lack of money’

Live Mint  

Wayanad landslide: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he had a conversation with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan regarding the Wayanad landslide and has ensured him that Centre "will ensure no work is hampered due to the lack of money". The Prime Minister chaired a review meeting after undertaking an aerial and on-the-ground survey of affected sites in Wayanad. …

Decoding the Wayanad landslide | In Focus podcast
4 months, 1 week ago

Decoding the Wayanad landslide | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The devastating landslides in Wayanad that left over 400 dead and over 100 still missing shocked not just Kerala but the entire country. Almost immediately, a blame game began – Union Home Minister Amit Shah said adequate warning had been given to Kerala, but the government of Kerala disputes this – it said the warning came after the landslide had …

PM Modi visits landslide-affected area in Wayanad, briefed about evacuation efforts
4 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi visits landslide-affected area in Wayanad, briefed about evacuation efforts

Deccan Chronicle  

Wayanad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conducted an aerial survey over disaster-affected areas in Kerala. Following the aerial survey onboard an Indian Air Force helicopter, the Prime Minister arrived at Chooralmala, which was among the worst hit places during the landslides. During the aerial survey over Chooralmala, Mundakkai, and Punchirimattom areas, PM Modi was accompanied by Kerala Chief Minister …

Modi Wayanad Visit Updates: PM Surveys Affected Areas As Kerala Pleads For Financial Aid
4 months, 1 week ago

Modi Wayanad Visit Updates: PM Surveys Affected Areas As Kerala Pleads For Financial Aid

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Wayanad district on Saturday to assess the ongoing relief efforts following the devastating landslide that struck the region on July 30. Taking to X, PRO Kerala RajBhavan said, "Hon'ble Governor Shri Arif Mohammed Khan received Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji @PMOIndia @narendramodi on his arrival in Kannur to proceed to landslide affected …

Can Wayanad Tragedy Be Declared A National Disaster? Here's A Look At Facts
4 months, 1 week ago

Can Wayanad Tragedy Be Declared A National Disaster? Here's A Look At Facts

News 18  

Of late, there has been a spike in demands to declare the Wayanad landslides a national disaster. Kerala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Kannur Airport; received by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and CM Pinarayi VijayanPM Modi will visit Wayanad to review relief and rehabilitation efforts pic.twitter.com/sfbP5lm0HU — ANI August 10, 2024 Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi took to X and …

PM Modi Wayanad visit Highlights: Modi undertakes aerial survey of landslide-hit areas
4 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi Wayanad visit Highlights: Modi undertakes aerial survey of landslide-hit areas

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in the review meeting held at the Wayanad Collectorate at Kaleptta that the Centre would provide all the help possible to further the relief and rehabilitation efforts in the landslide-hit areas of Wayanad. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Union Minister Suresh Gopi, ministers of a cabinet sub-committee, senior bureaucrats and officials …

Kerala government unveils financial aid for victims in landslides-hit Wayanad
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala government unveils financial aid for victims in landslides-hit Wayanad

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala government on Friday announced financial assistance for those affected by the landslides in Wayanad who are currently housed at relief camps set up at government and aided schools in the district. The statement from the chief minister’s office added that each family currently housed at relief camps will get an emergency assistance of ₹10,000 each. Read Here: Rahul …

'Dreams Of Thousands Of Families Shattered': PM Modi Meets Victims Of Wayanad Landslide
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Dreams Of Thousands Of Families Shattered': PM Modi Meets Victims Of Wayanad Landslide

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Wayanad and carried out an aerial survey of the district where landslides claimed hundreds of lives. pic.twitter.com/ZwJlY5I9iw— Narendra Modi August 10, 2024 At the review meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “Since learning about the landslide, I have been closely monitoring the situation. #WATCH | Kerala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducts an aerial …

PM Modi to visit landslide-hit Wayanad on Saturday, undertake aerial survey: Full schedule
4 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi to visit landslide-hit Wayanad on Saturday, undertake aerial survey: Full schedule

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the Wayanad district of Kerala on Saturday, August 10, to review relief and rehabilitation efforts there. Leader of the Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi thanked PM Modi "for visiting Wayanad to personally take stock of the terrible tragedy". PM Modi's full schedule for August 10 To take review of the situation …

Wayanad landslides: A problem of plenty as nearly 400 truckloads of surplus relief materials from T.N. may reach Wayanad soon
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: A problem of plenty as nearly 400 truckloads of surplus relief materials from T.N. may reach Wayanad soon

The Hindu  

Unless there is a change of plans in the eleventh hour, Wayanad is likely to be flooded with even more relief materials, which the survivors of the landslides already reportedly have in excess, as about 400 trucks from across Tamil Nadu are set to reach the district this weekend, warns Tamil Nadu Volunteers, a 10,000-strong registered body of volunteers recognised …

Wayanad landslides: Kerala Forest department’s search of Soochipara waterfalls finds four bodies
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Kerala Forest department’s search of Soochipara waterfalls finds four bodies

The Hindu  

A Kerala Forest department’s search and rescue team on Friday located four bodies, one mangled beyond recognition, downstream of Soochipara waterfalls some distance away from the landslide-hit localities in Vythiri taluk in Wayanad district of Kerala. According to initial information reaching the Kerala government, the team discovered the bodies that had washed up on the rocks near Kanthanpara, a rapid …

Wayanad landslides: Search operations enter delicate and emotional phase as survivors reach disaster zone after 11 days
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Search operations enter delicate and emotional phase as survivors reach disaster zone after 11 days

The Hindu  

The search operations in the landslide-flattened villages in Meppadi panchayat in Wayanad district of Kerala entered a delicate and emotional phase early on Friday. #WayanadLandslide | Landslide survivors join the search operations at disaster-hit Chooralmala in #Wayanad in #Kerala on Friday morning 📸E.M. By briefly returning the survivors to the disaster zone, the Kerala government has attempted to give the …

PM Modi to visit landslide-affected sites in Wayanad tomorrow; Kerala urges centre to declare it ‘national disaster’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi to visit landslide-affected sites in Wayanad tomorrow; Kerala urges centre to declare it ‘national disaster’

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit landslide-affected sites in Wayanad on August 10, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Vijayan said that the state has requested the central government to declare this as a national disaster and a severe calamity. The committee chairman visited today and we hope to receive …

PM Modi to Visit Disaster-Hit Areas of Wayanad on Saturday
4 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi to Visit Disaster-Hit Areas of Wayanad on Saturday

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has expressed the hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the disaster-hit Wayanad district on Saturday, will take a favourable stance towards the state’s demand for a comprehensive rehabilitation package for the people affected by the devastating landslides. At a press conference here on Thursday, the chief minister said the Centre …

Wayanad landslides: how operators of earth movers have become good Samaritans at disaster zone
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: how operators of earth movers have become good Samaritans at disaster zone

The Hindu  

From coal mines in Chattisgarh to granite quarries in Malappuram, K. Raja has operated earth-moving equipment in different kinds of terrain and environment in many parts of the country, but nothing had prepared him for the heart-wrenching experience ahead when he set out to join the search and rescue operations in Wayanad. “This is the first time I am engaged …

Wayanad landslides: A photographer’s harrowing assignment of capturing over a 100 bodies in disaster zone
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: A photographer’s harrowing assignment of capturing over a 100 bodies in disaster zone

The Hindu  

When he assumed charge in his native district Wayanad, Kerala, following a much sought-after transfer on July 15, Mithun Vinod, a police photographer, was over the moon. Just a fortnight later on the morning of July 30 when it was bucketing down, Mithun was in a hospital in Meppadi panchayat taking the inquest photographs of victims, among them babies roughly …

PM Modi Likely To Visit Landslide-hit Wayanad To Review Flood Situation This Week: Sources
4 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi Likely To Visit Landslide-hit Wayanad To Review Flood Situation This Week: Sources

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the landslide-hit regions of Kerala’s Wayanad later this week, sources said. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday while speaking at the Parliament demanded a ‘higher compensation’ and ‘comprehensive rehabilitation package’ for the people affected due to the landslide in Wayanad. Meanwhile, the Kerala government on Wednesday said …

Wayanad landslides: Army completes 10-day rescue operations, gets emotional send-off from people | WATCH
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Army completes 10-day rescue operations, gets emotional send-off from people | WATCH

India TV News  

In a heartwarming and emotional farewell, people from all walks of life came together to bid adieu to Indian Army personnel in Kerala's Wayanad, recognising their valiant efforts during the recent landslide rescue operations. The Wayanad district administration also organised a farewell for the Indian Army personnel who were a part of the rescue and search operation in landslide-hit areas. …

Kerala govt envisages 3-phase project to rehabilitate survivors of Wayanad landslide
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala govt envisages 3-phase project to rehabilitate survivors of Wayanad landslide

New Indian Express  

CHOORALMALA / KOZHIKODE: The Kerala government is facing a formidable task in rehabilitating the survivors of the Wayanad landslide, who are currently sheltered in 16 camps around Meppadi. The government has to find temporary houses, preferably in Wayanad itself, for a total of 2,225 people from 648 families. A project with the help of the local bodies has been prepared …

Search for bodies, remains continues in Wayanad a week after landslide
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Search for bodies, remains continues in Wayanad a week after landslide

India Today  

The search operation to recover any more bodies in Wayanad continued on Thursday, a week after massive landslides in the district that killed over 400 people. Union Home Department Joint Secretary Rajeev Kumar visited the Chief Minister at his office on Thursday and held discussions about the disaster and its aftermath. After meeting with state officials on Thursday, the Kerala …

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