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 wanting to return to their homes and worried about an alternate roof on their heads, compensation and a means of livelihood. Another senior official working on the ground echoed this concern, saying the topography of certain areas has been "permanently altered" by the swollen and widened Gayathri river that carried massive rocks, gravel and uprooted trees, destroying everything in its path houses, schools, temples and other public infrastructure. Two houses right in front of my home were washed away that night," Rajesh says as he scours his house to find some documents.

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Houses built by government in Wayanad’s Puthumala riddled with complaints
14 hours, 35 minutes ago

Houses built by government in Wayanad’s Puthumala riddled with complaints

New Indian Express  

KALPETTA: Just a few kilometres from the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslide site lies Puthumala, a stark reminder of the destruction caused by the 2019 landslide. While the community is still recovering from the disaster that claimed several lives, frustration runs high as the government’s promises remain unfulfilled. Despite the promises of rehabilitation and resettlement, the houses built by the government in Puthumala …

Wayanad landslide victims allege lapses in rehabilitation list preparation
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14 hours, 35 minutes ago

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 …

Kerala to Karnataka: Sponsorship framework in making for Wayanad victims
1 week 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 …

Siddaramaiah to Pinarayi Vijayan: 100-house offer for Wayanad victims still stands
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1 week, 6 days ago

Siddaramaiah to Pinarayi Vijayan: 100-house offer for Wayanad victims still stands

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, reminding him of Karnataka's promise to construct 100 houses for families affected by the Wayanad landslides and questioning the prolonged silence from Kerala’s end. The Karnataka government had communicated its offer to the Kerala Chief Secretary and the Chief Minister’s Office, but Siddaramaiah's recent letter highlights the lack …

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan slams Centre's delay in granting assistance to disaster-affected Wayanad
1 week, 6 days 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 …

Wayanad Landslide Congress Slams Union State Govts As 'Irresponsible' In Survivors' Rehabilitation
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Wayanad Landslide Congress Slams Union State Govts As 'Irresponsible' In Survivors' Rehabilitation

ABP News  

The Congress party on Saturday accused the union and the state governments of taking "irresponsible stands" in the rehabilitation of the landslide survivors in Wayanad and it urged not to play politics over this issue. If the Centre is yet to get complete figures from the state with regard to the landslide tragedy, it could have given advance amount to …

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 …

Centre blames Kerala government for delay in granting relief to disaster-affected Wayanad
2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

Wayanad Landslide: Priyanka Gandhi, Kerala MPs Meet Amit Shah, Say 'Rise Above Politics' To Provide Relief
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2 weeks, 4 days 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 …

Kerala MPs led by Priyanka Gandhi meet Shah, seek relief for Wayanad
2 weeks, 4 days 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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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 …

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 …

Kerala MPs to raise lack of Centre aid for Wayanad landslide rehabilitation
1 month ago

Kerala MPs to raise lack of Centre aid for Wayanad landslide rehabilitation

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: MPs from Kerala on Thursday unanimously decided to raise the lack of entral assistance to survivors and relatives of the July 30 Wayanad landslides, as well as the demand to declare the disaster as L3 category, in the Parliament. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who chaired the meeting, told the MPs that not a single penny had been allotted to …

BJP leader Muraleedharan’s remarks about Wayanad landslides draw flak
1 month 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
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 …

MoS Home rejects 'national disaster' tag for Wayanad landslides
1 month, 1 week 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 …

High-Level Committee to Decide on Wayanad Landslide Categorization
1 month, 3 weeks ago

High-Level Committee to Decide on Wayanad Landslide Categorization

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court will decide on the categorization of the Wayanad landslide in two weeks. The High-Level Committee will review the arguments presented by the Additional Solicitor General and the Amicus Curiae. The committee will also consider a parametric insurance scheme to provide quick relief to the affected communities.

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 …

Kerala Assembly unanimously passes resolution against Centre delaying aid to Wayanad
2 months, 1 week 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 …

Wayanad: Decentralisation in disaster management
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Wayanad: Decentralisation in disaster management

Hindustan Times  

The news and the images from the landslides in Wayanad district in Kerala depicting horrific losses prompt us to revisit the disaster management and governance of areas vulnerable to natural disasters. The14th State Plan based on the working group report on disaster management mentions ‘The scientific analysis has also brought out that there is a knowledge gap, a lack of …

Wayanad Landslides: BJP Accuses State Govt Of 'Siphoning Off Relief Fund' As Rivals Question 'Delay In Central Aid'
3 months ago

Wayanad Landslides: BJP Accuses State Govt Of 'Siphoning Off Relief Fund' As Rivals Question 'Delay In Central Aid'

ABP News  

In the aftermath of the landslides in Wayanad, Kerala BJP criticised the state government, alleging misuse of funds. Union Minister Suresh Gopi, when questioned by the media about the delay in central assistance for the landslide-affected region, directed the query towards Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. On the other hand, BJP leader V Muraleedharan accused the Kerala government of attempting …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Kerala High Court Expresses Dismay Over Banks Deducting Loan Instalments From Relief Fund Of Wayanad Landslide Victims
4 months ago

Kerala High Court Expresses Dismay Over Banks Deducting Loan Instalments From Relief Fund Of Wayanad Landslide Victims

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has expressed its "distress" over banks deducting monthly loan instalments from the funds deposited into the Wayanad Landslide victims' accounts from the Chief Minister Distress Relief Funds. However, Court orally remarked, “At the State level, Please give instructions to all the banks, at least of those whom you have some degree of control like cooperative banks…there …

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 …

Landslide devastation in Kerala's Western Ghats highlights urgent need for sustainable development
4 months ago

Landslide devastation in Kerala's Western Ghats highlights urgent need for sustainable development

Hindustan Times  

On the night of July 30, massive landslides devastated the villages of Chooralmala, Mundakkai, and Punchiri Mattam on the hillslopes of Wayanad in Kerala, resulting in the deaths of 400 people. The landslide severely impacted Vilangadu, a mountainous village in the Western Ghats identified by the Kerala Disaster Management Authority as "most vulnerable." The sense of desperation is not confined …

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 …

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 …

Wayanad: PM Modi's heartwarming interaction with young landslide survivor goes viral | VIDEO
4 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad: PM Modi's heartwarming interaction with young landslide survivor goes viral | VIDEO

India TV News  

A viral video from Kerala's Wayanad has captured the hearts of many online, showcasing a tender moment between a young landslide survivor and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The video, which has quickly gained widespread attention, shows the Prime Minister having a heartfelt moment with the young landslide survivor by offering her comfort and support. 'About the viral video' As the …

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 …

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 …

Wayanad Landslides: As PM Visits Affected, BJP Accuses Rahul Of Trying To Gain Political Mileage
4 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad Landslides: As PM Visits Affected, BJP Accuses Rahul Of Trying To Gain Political Mileage

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Wayanad, Kerala, on Saturday to assess the aftermath of the devastating landslides that struck the region on July 30, resulting in over 200 deaths. Ahead of Modi’s visit, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, reiterated his call for declaring the Wayanad disaster a national calamity. BJP General Secretary and spokesperson …

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 …

Declare Wayanad landslide as a national calamity and speed up relief measures, demands CPI
4 months, 1 week ago

Declare Wayanad landslide as a national calamity and speed up relief measures, demands CPI

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India has demanded that the Central government declares the Wayanad landslide as a ‘national calamity’ and speeds up relief and rehabilitation measures given its gravity. The party’s national secretary K. Narayana flagged off a truck containing relief material, such as rice bags, clothes, and more, to be distributed to the disaster victims at the party office here …

'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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

PM to visit Wayanad on Saturday amid calls for disaster declaration
4 months, 2 weeks ago

PM to visit Wayanad on Saturday amid calls for disaster declaration

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Kerala's Wayanad district on Saturday in the wake of the tragic landslide disaster that has claimed the lives of 417 people. PM's visit comes after several MPs from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra, including the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, have asked the Centre to declare the Wayanad landslides a …

Rahul urges Centre to declare Wayanad landslides as a national disaster
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul urges Centre to declare Wayanad landslides as a national disaster

The Hindu  

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the Union government to declare the recent landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad as a national disaster and demanded a comprehensive rehabilitation package. In some cases, an entire family is gone, with just one person remaining, sometimes an adult or a child,” the Congress leader said, emphasising the need …

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