- Monday, March 10, 2025
The project involves setting up two townships to provide a safe and sustainable living environment for those affected by the disaster
By: India Weekly
THE KERALA government on Wednesday approved a comprehensive rehabilitation project for survivors of devastating landslides in Wayanad district that killed over 200 people last July.
The project involves setting up two townships to provide a safe and sustainable living environment for those affected by the disaster.
Addressing a press conference after the cabinet meeting, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the two townships, proposed in two selected plantation estates in Kalpetta and Kottappady, would have all basic amenities, including houses, schools, health centres, anganwadis, markets, parking areas, playgrounds, drinking water, sanitation facilities, and so on.
The CM addressed the press conference to detail the proposed project, which, he said, would be completed in a time-bound manner.
He said rehabilitation does not mean just providing a house but it would comprise all possible livelihood means to help the survivors to move on with their lives.
All those who come forward with a helping hand would be made part of the project, he said, adding that all such assistance would be coordinated to complete the project.
The CM also indicated the difficulty in finding land in Wayanad in a way to rehabilitate all the survivors in a single place.
The landslides that struck Mundakkai and Chooralmala regions of Wayanad on July 30 left over 200 people dead and many others injured, nearly wiping out both areas. (PTI)
