Thiruvananthapuram/Wayanad, July 7 (IANS) One person was killed, seven others were injured, and seven others were missing in the mudslide at the Wayanad end of the Anakkampoyil–Kalladi tunnel road project on Tuesday, Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said, terming it “a very unfortunate tragedy”.All of them are workers engaged in construction activities.The mudslide occurred near Meenakshi Bridge at Kalladi, where the Wayanad end of the tunnel road project is under construction. Preliminary…
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Thiruvananthapuram/Wayanad, July 7 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday held an emergency meeting with Agriculture Minister T. Siddique, who hails from Wayanad, following reports of a mudslide at the Wayanad end of the Anakkampoyil–Kalladi tunnel road project.The Chief Minister directed that rescue and relief operations be coordinated on a war footing and instructed Revenue Minister A.P. Anil Kumar and Agriculture Minister Siddique to proceed to Wayanad immediately to oversee…
Wayanad, June 6 (IANS) The CPI(M) has launched a fresh attack against the Congress, alleging that the party’s promised housing project for the victims of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslide remains stalled even 100 days after the foundation stone was laid. On Saturday, the CPI(M) claimed on its social media page that at the three-acre coffee plantation purchased by Congress at Kunnambetta in Meppadi, there is no sign of house construction, and even the foundation stone laid during the ceremony…
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…
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…