Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan acknowledged the impact of the recent landslides that hit Wayanad and criticised the lack of a precise disaster warning system in the country while addressing the state on the occasion of 78th Independence Day celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram.
The cabinet sub-committee said that financial assistance of Rs 10,000 each has been made available to 379 families directly affected by the Mundakai-Churalmala disaster.
The landslides that killed hundreds of people in Kerala's Wayanad were triggered by a burst of rainfall that was made about 10 per cent heavier by human-caused climate change, a study has found.
The search operation carried out by the Army, Special Operations Group, Fire and Rescue Services, and the Forest Department including several volunteers recovered 349 body parts that belonged to 248 people, including 121 men and 127 women.
Furthermore, he has been recognised and commended by the Additional Director General of Police, MR Ajith Kumar, IPS, and Inspector General MR Sethu Raman for his exceptional contributions during this challenging period.
A five-member expert team led by senior scientist John Matthai of the National Centre for Geosciences appointed by the State Disaster Management Authority will inspect the landslide-hit areas in Wayanad's Meppadi panchayat on Tuesday.
In the wake of the landslide disaster at Mundakkai in Wayanad district of Kerala that took place on July 30, the Kerala Bank Board on Monday decided to waive all loans for those who lost their lives, as well as for those whose mortgaged homes and properties were destroyed at the Chooralmala
The Indian Air Force concluded the rescue operations in Kedarnath Valley on Sunday after evacuating the last survivor from the landslide-hit area of Uttarakhand.
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
Kerala BJP president K Surendran thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting landslide-hit regions in Wayanad on Saturday and dubbed the visit as "promising and hopeful."