Kalpetta (Kerala), July 9 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition, Pinarayi Vijayan, on Thursday mounted a sharp attack on Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan over his remarks on the environmental clearance granted to the Wayanad tunnel road project, accusing the government of attempting to create a controversy to divert attention from administrative lapses that may have contributed to the devastating mudslide at Kalladi.The tunnel project was cleared by Vijayan when he was the Chief Minister and he …
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Kalpetta, July 9 (IANS) The death toll in the Wayanad mudslide tragedy climbed to five on Thursday after rescue teams recovered two bodies from the debris, even as the search resumed for three people who remain missing. State Agriculture Minister T. Siddique, who is at the accident site, said that both bodies have been removed to the hospital.The mudslide occurred near Meenakshi Bridge at Kalladi on Thursday, where the Wayanad end of the tunnel road project is under construction.Personnel from t…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 8 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday spoke to Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan over the Wayanad mudslide, assuring the Centre’s full support for the ongoing rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts while calling for a high-level probe into the tragedy.The conversation came after three workers died, and five people remain missing.Nine injured persons are undergoing treatment in hospital, two of them in a serious condition, as rescue teams continue an i…
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) Well known Tamil actor and politician Sarathkumar on Wednesday expressed his condolences to the family members of those killed in the landslide that left at least three people dead and several others missing at Wayanad in Kerala on Tuesday.Taking to his X timeline to express his grief, the well known Tamil actor and politician wrote, “I am saddened to witness another devastating landslide in Wayanad, which has claimed 5 precious lives, while many others are still missing.”…
Wayanad, July 8 (IANS) Rescue operations at the landslide site in Kalladi, Wayanad, will continue on Wednesday, with Kerala Ministers T. Siddique and A.P. Anil Kumar announcing that a comprehensive search will be carried out to trace the five persons still missing. Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, who is in the state capital, will reach the disaster site at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday.He will leave for Wayanad immediately after briefing the media following the weekly Cabinet meeting.After visiting …
Thiruvananthapuram/Wayanad, July 7 (IANS) At least five people were killed in a major mudslide at the Meppadi-Kalladi tunnel construction site in Kerala’s Wayanad on Tuesday, while three persons remained missing and seven others were undergoing treatment in hospital, as rescue teams pressed ahead with a massive search operation involving personnel, heavy earth-moving machinery, and sniffer dogs.Authorities said the rescue efforts would continue through the night in the hope of tracing the missin…
Kalpetta/Thiruvanathapuram, July 7 (IANS) The death toll in the devastating mudslide at the Wayanad end of the Anakkampoyil–Kalladi tunnel road project in Kerala climbed to four on Tuesday, even as an intensive multi-agency rescue operation continued to trace four people who remain missing beneath tonnes of mud and debris.Ten injured persons are undergoing treatment in two hospitals, while rescue personnel are racing against time to reach those feared trapped.The massive mudslide also swept aw…
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…
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, July 3 (IANS) Seeking to address the long-standing healthcare challenges in Wayanad, Health and Devaswom Minister K. Muralidharan on Friday announced a comprehensive health package for the district, including the setting up of a super-speciality hospital, the upgradation of key government hospitals and measures to strengthen medical infrastructure and manpower. Launching the district-level Kayakalpam Janasamparkam public outreach programme at the Wayanad Collectorate, the Minister said …