The Kerala State Cabinet has decided to distribute free Onam kits to all ration cardholders in areas in Wayanad that were affected by the recent landslides, said the Chief Minister's office.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) Kerala has launched the first phase of a comprehensive Rs 10 crore rehabilitation project aimed at the victims of the catastrophic Wayanad landslides.
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
Speaking to ANI, N Ramchander Rao said, "The Congress party is stooping to low-level politics and is trying to politicise everything which comes to the handle. PM Modi's visit to Wayanad is based on the damage done to the area and the report that the government of India received from that