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Kerala landslide: State announces township to rehabilitate survivors
Updated On: 03 August, 2024 06:05 PM IST | Thiruvananthapuram | mid-day online correspondent
The Kerala government announced that a township will be established in a secure area to rehabilitate those displaced by the catastrophic landslide that occurred in the Mundakkai region of Wayanad district. During a press conference, Pinarayi Vijayan said a comprehensive rehabilitation process is planned and will be implemented swiftly
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A drone visual of the landslide-affected Mundakkai, Chooralmala area, in Wayanad on Friday. PTI
The Kerala government on Saturday announced that a township will be established in a secure area to rehabilitate those displaced by the catastrophic landslide that occurred in the Mundakkai region of Wayanad district. During a press conference here, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said a comprehensive rehabilitation process is planned and will be implemented swiftly.
Vijayan said various offers have come from the global community to provide land and construct houses and a `Help for Wayanad` cell has been formed under Joint Land Revenue Commissioner A Geetha IAS to coordinate these offers.
"The government plans a comprehensive rehabilitation process for the survivors and aims for its swift completion. A new, safer area will be identified for constructing a township. The Education Minister will visit Wayanad to ensure that children`s education is not disrupted," Vijayan told the reporters.
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