[ad_1] Barely two weeks before the devastating Wayanad landslide, a series of landslide incidents happened 300 km south in Munnar in Kerala’s Idukki district. Their scale was much lower but another reason these didn’t cause much damage was because they were predicted — allowing for pre-emptive action, including evacuation of at-risk populations. This response by […]
Govt says disaster management Bill will come this session | India News
[ad_1] As Parliament debated the Wayanad disaster Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Lok Sabha that he will introduce a Bill on disaster management during the current session. He said: “I have one request. In cases of disaster management, all state governments should follow all the schemes introduced after 2014. I am about to […]
Everything buried in mud, this Wayanad village turned into a ghost town overnight | India News
[ad_1] Almost all houses and shops at Chooralmala village were buried in mud and debris. Mangled cars and two-wheelers lay scattered. The village was one of the worst hit by the landslides that wreaked havoc in the hilly areas of Meppadi Panchayat in Kerala’s Wayanad district in the early hours of Tuesday. By daybreak, the […]