Wayanad, May 26 (IANS) Assuring immediate support to the bereaved family, Kerala Forest Minister Shibhu Baby John on Tuesday said all necessary steps would be taken to provide compensation and other assistance following the latest fatal wild elephant attack in Wayanad, which took place on Tuesday.The Minister said forest officials had been directed to ensure that peace and normalcy return to the area where the incident occurred and added that the government would intensify measures to address th…
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Wayanad, April 27 (IANS) Almost two years after the devastating landslide wiped out homes and upended lives in Chooralmala, Wayanad, hope has finally taken concrete shape for 51 families who lost everything. On Monday, these families stepped into their new houses in a rehabilitation township built at Meppadi, marking a deeply emotional return to stability and dignity.The township, constructed by the second biggest ally in the Congress-led UDF- Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), spans 11.5 acres …
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will lay the foundation stone on February 26 for 50 houses being constructed by the Congress for survivors of the Wayanad natural disaster. The ceremony will be held at 2 pm at Kunnambetta in Meppadi panchayat, said KPCC president Sunny Joseph MLA on Thursday.The housing initiative forms part of the Congress party’s rehabilitation effort in the aftermath of the devastating landslides that struck Mu…