Kerala to allocate ₹750 crore for Wayanad landslide survivors: Finance minister

| 7 Feb 2025 1:09 PM IST

The Kerala government will allocate ₹750 crore for the rehabilitation of Wayanad landslide survivors, state finance minister KN Balagopal announced on Friday while presenting the annual budget for the 2025-26 financial year (FY) in the Assembly.

Over 250 people were killed in the landslides in Chooralmala, Mundakkai, and Punchiri Mattam villages in Meppadi panchayat on July last year. Balagopal criticised the Centre for not allocating a special package for the Wayanad rehabilitation in the Union budget despite the State submitting a “detailed memorandum of ₹2221 crore” in November last year.

Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had announced on January 2 that the survivors of the landslides in Meppadi, Wayanad who lost their homes and belongings in the tragedy will be rehabilitated in two model townships complete with disaster-resilient and self-sufficient infrastructure

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