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Kerala gives additional Rs 2 lakh to Wayanad landslide victims
Last year, in a place called Wayanad in India, heavy rain caused landslides, which happen when mud and rocks slide down hills.
The disaster in July 2024 was very sad because more than 200 people lost their lives and hundreds of homes were destroyed.
The government of Kerala decided to help the families who survived and lost their homes.
The Chief Minister said the government will give each affected family an extra 2 lakh rupees, which is a lot of money.
Altogether, about five crore rupees will be given to the survivors.
Leaders made this decision at a cabinet meeting, where they also agreed to sign a plan for building houses in cities.
The government also promised to help the family of a brave man named R Rajesh, who died while saving another person from flood waters.
The Chief Minister said they will finish building the family's unfinished house and give them all the help they deserve.
Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan announced an additional relief of Rs 2 lakh each for families affected by the Chooralmala-Mundakkai landslides.
Around Rs five crore will be paid to survivors of the July 2024 disaster, which claimed over 200 lives and destroyed hundreds of homes.
The decision was taken at a state cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister, announced at a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram.
The cabinet also approved signing the MoU for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban 2.0, which requires displaying a logo rather than the PM's photograph.
The government pledged support to the family of R Rajesh, who died saving a local man from the swollen Kariangode river in Kannur district on August 1.
- Who
- Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan and the state cabinet, acting on behalf of survivors of the 2024 Wayanad landslides.
- What
- The government decided to provide an additional Rs 2 lakh relief to each rehabilitated Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslide victim family, totalling around Rs five crore.
- Where
- Kerala, India — affecting Mundakkai-Chooralmala in Wayanad, with the announcement made in Thiruvananthapuram.
- When
- The announcement was made on Thursday, August 13, following the cabinet meeting; the landslides occurred in July 2024.
- Why
- To support comprehensive rehabilitation of families affected by the July 2024 disaster that killed over 200 people and destroyed hundreds of homes.
Key facts
- Additional relief per family
- Rs 2 lakh
- Total relief to survivors
- Around Rs five crore
- Disaster event
- Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides, July 2024
- Lives lost
- Over 200
- Homes destroyed
- Hundreds
- Announced by
- Chief Minister V D Satheesan
- Announcement location
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- Also approved
- MoU for PMAY-Urban 2.0 scheme
Quotes
Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan
Chief Minister of Kerala, speaking at a press conference
“"The state government has sanctioned an additional relief of Rs 2 lakh each for the families affected by the Chooralmala-Mundakkai disaster. We remain fully committed to supporting the survivors, ensuring comprehensive rehabilitation, and standing by our people through every step of recovery."”
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“"We will protect them. I have taken the responsibility of ensuring their unfinished home is completed. We will also provide all compensation due to them. I believe we can take the decisions regarding that in the next few days."”
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