PM Modi to visit Wayanad, will conduct aerial survey of landslide affected areas
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take stock of the situation by conducting an aerial survey of landslide affected areas in Wayanad, Kerala on Saturday. Along with visiting relief camps and meeting the affected people, he will also meet the families of the injured and victims in hospitals.
PM Modi will reach Kannur at 11 am and will conduct an aerial survey of the landslide affected area in Wayanad. At around 12:15 pm, the PM will visit the landslide affected area where he will be informed about the operation being conducted by the rescue teams. The Prime Minister will also visit relief camps and hospitals where he will meet the landslide victims. Modi will then chair a review meeting, in which he will be given detailed information about the incident and the ongoing relief efforts.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to landslide-hit Wayanad, the Cabinet Sub-Committee of the Government of Kerala met the central team visiting the area and sought assistance of Rs 2,000 crore for rehabilitation and relief work in the disaster-hit area. The central team led by Rajiv Kumar, Joint Secretary, Home Ministry, visited the disaster affected area and interacted with the affected people. The inter-ministerial central team said the impact of the Wayanad landslide is huge and requires a detailed study. The team held a meeting with the Kerala Cabinet Sub-Committee and discussed various rescue operations, relief camps, autopsies, handing over bodies to relatives of the deceased, funerals, collection of DNA samples and details of the missing people.
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi expressed hope that PM Modi will declare Wayanad Landslide a national disaster after seeing its devastation. Rahul Gandhi posted on ‘x’, “Thank you for personally visiting Wayanad to take stock of the terrible tragedy, Modi ji. It’s a good decision.” He said, “I am confident that once the Prime Minister sees the level of devastation firsthand, he will declare it a national disaster.” At least 226 people were killed in a July 30 landslide in Wayanad, Kerala. More than 100 people are still missing.
