‘Working together would yield results’: After visit to landslide-hit Wayanad, Modi promises support to Kerala

After taking stock of the devastation in landslide-hit Wayanad on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised complete support for the Kerala government’s rehabilitation efforts and that “working together would lead to good results”. (PTI Photo)

Written by Express Web Desk

August 10, 2024 22:59 IST

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After taking stock of the devastation in landslide-hit Wayanad on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised complete support for the Kerala government’s rehabilitation efforts and that “working together would lead to good results”. (PTI Photo)

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PM Modi spent the day taking an aerial review of the area, walking along a completely flattened village, speaking to survivors, and holding review meetings with the Kerala government. (PTI Photo)

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The landslides killed at least 226 people, while over 100 are still missing and presumed dead. (PTI Photo)

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Modi landed in Kannur airport at 11 am and flew to Wayanad by an air force helicopter, which then took him on an aerial tour of the landslide hit Meppadi panchayat. (PTI Photo)

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Accompanied by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi, the PM took two rounds in the helicopter to get a better view of the devastation at Punchiri Mattam, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Attamala villages. (PTI Photo)

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After this, he travelled 22 km by road to Chooralmala — one of the worst-hit villages. (PTI Photo)

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Modi then used the Bailey bridge built across the Iruvazhinji River by the Indian Army to walk to the Mundakkai and Attamala — the two villages that had been completely cut off by the landslide — interacting with defence and senior National Disaster Response Force personnel along the way. (PTI Photo)

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From Attamala, he moved on to a relief camp at Meppadi, where he met nine survivors whose families had been wiped out in the landslide as well as doctors. (PTI Photo)

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Modi also held a meeting with the state government to review rescue and rehabilitation efforts. At the meeting, Vijayan sought financial support not only for rehabilitation efforts but also for combating climate change. (PTI Photo)