On August 10, PM Modi would travel to Wayanad regions affected by landslides, CM Pinarayi Vijayan declared on Thursday.
On August 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the Wayanad region of Kerala, where landslides have occurred, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Thursday. Speaking during a news conference, the chief minister of Kerala said that the state has asked the federal government to designate the destruction as a grave tragedy and a national disaster.
Last month, massive landslides that were brought on by flooding and a lot of rain devastated the Wayanad districts of Mundakkai and Chooralmala, causing extensive destruction and fatalities.
According to Chief Medical Officer Vijayan, postmortems have been performed on 420 dead thus far, and search and rescue efforts are still on in Wayanad.
225 fatalities have been officially confirmed. 195 people’s body parts have been discovered in many places. These bodily parts’ DNA samples have been sent for analysis. The hunt is still going strong. 233 people have been buried, 178 have had post-mortems performed, and 420 have had their remains turned over to family members, according to him.
The chief minister stated that the state anticipates government support for rehabilitation while announcing the prime minister’s visit to the region devastated by landslides.
“A nine-member committee has been constituted by the national government to produce a report in this respect. We hope to obtain central support for rehabilitation, as the head of the committee paid us a visit today,” Pinarayi Vijayan stated. “We expect the Prime Minister to understand the situation firsthand and adopt a favorable stance,” he stated.
Vijayan also praised the contributions, clothing, and facilities that people have provided to the state. “The South Indian film industry is providing the CMDRF with significant support.” He remarked, “It is encouraging to see Kerala as a whole uniting to promote Wayanad.”
Earlier, in Sunrise Valley in Soojippara, inside the forest, a special team made up of army men, SOG officials, and forest authorities was conducting a search operation.
Following a rescue operation that lasted for 10 days and started after July 30, the Indian Army is scheduled to depart Wayanad shortly. The NDRF, SDRF, Fire Force, and Kerala police are anticipated to take up the rescue efforts from the army.
