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Wayanad landslides: Two sites chosen for rehabilitating survivors

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 …

‘Dam burst effect’ caused Wayanad landslide: experts

A team of geologists who surveyed the landslide-hit zone in Wayanad on Thursday said a heavy rainfall-induced “damming effect” in a densely forested and uninhabited uphill region had caused the massive earthfall that wiped out three villages at Vythiri taluk in the Wayanad district of Kerala early on July 30. Geologist John Mathai, who heads the team of experts from …

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A five-member expert committee led by John Mathai, former scientist, National Centre for Earth Science Studies, began its visit at the landslides-hit Chooralmala in Wayanad on Tuesday to assess the safety of the site. Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Mathai said though they started explorations at the crown of the landslide at Puchhirimattom, under the Meppadi forest range of the …