Modi Wayanad Visit Updates: 'Central Govt Stand With Kerala', Says PM Modi After Visiting Hospital, Relief Camp

Days after the massive landslides hit Kerala's southern district of Wayanad, PM Modi today visited the landslides-hit areas met with select inmates in the relief camps and doctors and enquired about the condition of the patients.

The prime minister also trekked through the disaster-stricken Chooralmala to get a firsthand view of the destruction caused by the July 30 landslides. He also visited one of the relief camps, which is home to many of those displaced in the massive landslides, and interacted with some of the survivors, including two children who lost their loved ones in the disaster that has claimed over 200 lives.

After visiting the landslide-hit areas, relief camp and hospital in Wayanad, Prime Minister Narendra Narendra Modi today said "I had a conversation with CM Pinarayi Vijayan the morning when the incident took place and assured him that we will provide assistance and try to reach the spot as soon as possible. NDRF, SDRF, Army, Police, Doctors, everyone tried to help the victims at the earliest. I want to assure the families of the deceased that they are not alone. We are all standing with them...The Central Govt stand with Kerala Govt and we will ensure no work is hampered due to the lack of money.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Wayanad on Saturday to evaluate the ongoing relief and rehabilitation operations and engage with survivors of the recent landslides in the region.

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and top state government officials will welcome Modi when he lands in Kannur at around 11 am, followed by an aerial inspection of the landslide-hit regions in Wayanad. Teams involved in the rescue operation will brief him about the evacuation efforts.

Modi will then chair a review meeting during which he will be briefed in detail about the incident and the ongoing relief efforts.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his decision to personally visit landslide-hit Wayanad in Kerala.

“Thank you, Modi ji, for visiting Wayanad to personally take stock of the terrible tragedy. This is a good decision,” Rahul Gandhi posted on X.

“I am confident that once the Prime Minister sees the extent of the devastation firsthand, he will declare it a national disaster,” he added.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to landslide-hit Wayanad, the cabinet sub-committee of the Kerala government met with a central team visiting the area and sought Rs 2,000 crore in assistance for rehabilitation and relief work in the disaster-stricken region.

A mysterious sound from what locals in Edakkal area of landslides-hit Kerala's Wayanad said came from "under the earth" created panic among residents on Friday.

Residents told said heard a huge sound, accompanied by a jerk-like sensation, prompting government authorities to investigate, according to news agency PTI.

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The sound was heard at around 10.15 am, according to a panchayat ward member who spoke to a TV news channel.

The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) said it is examining seismic records and also attempting local reconnaissance to find if anything is anomalous.

Residents of Wayanad bid an emotional and grand farewell to the Indian Army personnel and dog squad who were involved in the rescue operations in this hilly region of Kerala.

The Kochi Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO) expressed deep appreciation for the soldiers and said, "Grateful for our brave heroes who risked everything during the landslide. Your courage & sacrifice won't be forgotten."

The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against the collection of multiple funds in the name of the recent landslides in Wayanad and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the petitioner.

A division bench comprising justices A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and V M Syam Kumar also directed the petitioner C Shukoor, who is also a lawyer, to pay the fine amount towards the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF).

Considering the plea, the court said there was no public interest in the petition. The PIL said there was no monitoring over the funds being collected through various organisations in the name of the Wayanad disaster. (PTI Inputs)

PM Modi is scheduled to visit the on-the-ground locations impacted by the landslides around 12:15pm.

He will receive a briefing from rescue teams regarding the evacuation operations currently underway.

PM Narendra Modi arrives at Kannur airport, to visit landslide-ravaged Wayanad.

PM Modi arrived in Kannur at 11 am and he will head to Wayanad by helicopter and conduct an aerial survey of landslide-struck areas. Rescue operation teams will brief him regarding their efforts and PM Modi will later chair a review meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kerala on Saturday to visit certain disaster-hit areas in Wayanad district where massive landslides last week claimed hundreds of lives.
Subsequently, he travelled to Wayanad on an Indian Air Force helicopter. He was accompanied by Khan, Vijayan and Union Minister of State for Tourism and Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi who travelled with the PM on Air India One.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conducted an aerial survey at Chooralmala, Mundakkai, and Punchirimattom hamlets aboard an Indian Air Force helicopter along with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.

Following the survey, PM Modi will land at SKMJ Higher Secondary School in Kalpetta and then head to particular landslide-struck areas by road. (PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Kalpetta after conducting an aerial survey over Chooralmala, Mundakkai, and Punchirimattom hamlets aboard an Indian Air Force helicopter along with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook an aerial survey in Kerala's Wayanad on Saturday before physically visiting the location of the disaster.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday carried out an aerial survey of disaster-hit areas of this north Kerala district where landslides claimed hundreds of lives.

Modi conducted aerial survey of the landslide-ravaged Chooralmala, Mundakkai, and Punchirimattom hamlets aboard an Indian Air Force helicopter, on which he departed to Wayanad from Kannur Airport around 11.15 am.

The PM was accompanied by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Union Minister of State for Tourism and Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi.

After the aerial survey, he will land at the SKMJ Higher Secondary School in Kalpetta here from where Modi will proceed to certain landslides-hit areas by road.

His visit comes at a time when the Kerala government has sought Rs 2,000 crore in assistance for rehabilitation and relief work in the disaster-stricken region.

At least 226 people died and many remain unaccounted for after landslides hit the region on July 30 in what is seen as one of the biggest natural disasters to have impacted the southern state. PTI

Kerala Police ADGP (Law and Order) Ajith Kumar briefed PM Modi about the damage at Chooralmala. The PM was later seen walking through the affected areas on Chooralmala Government School Road, assessing the damage. He was accompanied by Suresh Gopi, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, and Chief Secretary V Venu.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the relief camp to meet and interact with the victims and survivors of the landslide in Wayanad.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with CM Pinarayi Vijayan visited the hospital to meet and interact with the victims and survivors of the landslide in Wayanad.

Along with Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, CM Pinarayi Vijayan and Union Minister Suresh Gopi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the landslide-affected area in Kerala's Wayanad. He was also briefed about the evacuation efforts.

PM Modi today met the survivors of recent landslides in Wayanad, Kerala. Over 200 people were killed in the tragedy that hit the northern Kerala district on July 30.

PM Modi arrives at Kalpetta helipad in Wayanad, Kerala after visiting the landslide-devastated areas of Wayanad district in Kerala and trekked through the disaster-stricken Chooralmala to get a firsthand view of the destruction caused by the July 30 landslides. He also visited one of the relief camps, which is home to many of those displaced in the massive landslides, and interacted with some of the survivors, including two children who lost their loved ones in the disaster that has claimed over 200 lives.

After visiting the landslide-hit areas, relief camp and hospital in Wayanad, Prime Minister Narendra Narendra Modi today said "I had a conversation with CM Pinarayi Vijayan the morning when the incident took place and assured him that we will provide assistance and try to reach the spot as soon as possible. NDRF, SDRF, Army, Police, Doctors, everyone tried to help the victims at the earliest. I want to assure the families of the deceased that they are not alone. We are all standing with them...The Central Govt stand with Kerala Govt and we will ensure no work is hampered due to the lack of money.

PM Modi boarded the helicopter to leave Kerala’s Wayanad after visiting landslide-affected areas earlier today.