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Kerala Taking Steps To Rehabilitate Everyone Affected By Wayanad Landslides

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Kerala Taking Steps To Rehabilitate Everyone Affected By Wayanad Landslides

The minister said that the government’s plan is to safely relocate the people living in the camps. (File) Wayanad: The Kerala government on Wednesday said it was taking immediate steps to rehabilitate all the families affected by the massive landslides in this north Kerala district more than a week ago. The announcement was made by…

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Kerala Restricts Scientific Community From Sharing Reports On Wayanad With Media

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Kerala Restricts Scientific Community From Sharing Reports On Wayanad With Media

Heavy rain-induced landslides claimed more than 290 lives in Wayanad. (File) New Delhi: The Kerala government requested the state’s scientific community on Thursday to refrain from sharing their opinions and study reports on the Wayanad landslides with the media. Tiku Biswal, the state relief commissioner and principal secretary for disaster management, in an order directed…

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Wayanad landslide: How accurate are Amit Shah’s claims on early warnings for Kerala ahead of the Wayanad landslide

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Wayanad landslide: How accurate are Amit Shah’s claims on early warnings for Kerala ahead of the Wayanad landslide

Parliament on Wednesday took up a discussion on Wayanad landslide under a ‘calling attention’ motion. In his response, Union Home Minister Amit Shah made several claims on early warning systems in India and how they were utilised to alert the Kerala government ahead of the tragedy. The Hindu takes a closer look at these claims….

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Red Alert Issued For Kerala’s Landslide Hit Wayanad, Heavy Rain Expected

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Red Alert Issued For Kerala’s Landslide Hit Wayanad, Heavy Rain Expected

A red alert indicates heavy-to-extremely heavy rain of over 20 cm in 24 hours (File) Thiruvananthapuram: The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued a red alert for the mountain district of Wayanad — which has been rocked by landslides triggered by incessant rains — and all the northern districts of Kerala, indicating that extremely heavy…

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