Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said there were 10,145 vacant posts in Border Security Force (BSF) as on July 1, 2024, while 7372 new posts were created in the BSF in the last five years.
Responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's claim that the State did not heed the timely weather warnings given to it CM Vijayan said it was not a time for blame game.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the Centre to extend all possible help to the people of Wayanad in the aftermath of massive landslides that killed 158 people and injured many others
The Commandant of the Para Regimental Training, Brigadier Arjun Seagan, said that 500 to 600 personnel from the NDRF, army, state police, forest officials, and volunteers have been carrying out the rescue operations on Wednesday.
Hours after massive landslide hit Kerala's Wayanad and Kozhikode Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has left for Kozhikode by Indian Air Force aircraft, and later on Wednesday morning he will visit severely affected Wayanad.
The Kerala Revenue Minister's office informed that the death toll has increased to 84 in the Wayanad landslide incident and a total of 116 injuries have been reported so far.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday that 93 bodies have been recovered and 128 people have been injured after massive landslides hit hilly areas near Meppadi in Kerala's Wayanad district.
One team of the National Disaster Response Force's arrived at the Wayanad landslide site on Tuesday following a series of massive landslides that struck the hilly areas of Meppadi in the state's Wayanad in the early hours of July 30. Three more teams are on the way, informed NDRF DG Piyush A
The NDRF is conducting search and rescue operations on a war footing. The second team is on its way to further strengthen the response operation. My condolences to the families of the deceased and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured, Shah said.
"We are trying every possible thing to rescue our people. We have received 24 bodies in different hospitals. Around 70 people are also injured. We have ensured proper treatment of the injured," Geroge told reporters here today.