The Kerala government announced on Monday that it will implement a comprehensive rehabilitation package for the landslide-affected people of Wayanad, where rescue operations and relief missions are still ongoing and stories of enormous loss as well as great courage continue to emerge.Land would be acquired, houses would be constructed and other infrastructure facilities required for the rehabilitation would be set up at the earliest, the authorities said.
Several people from across the world have offered assistance for the rehabilitation efforts, Finance Minister K N Balagopal told reporters here after visiting the landslide-hit Chooralmala.
“The government will implement a comprehensive package for the rehabilitation of the people affected by the disaster,” the minister said. At present, the state government is giving top priority to the state of mind of the disaster-hit people housed in relief camps,” he added, presumably referring to the efforts of the health department in counselling the survivors.
A rapid food and water delivery system has been established to support rescue workers. Drone operations enabled the direct delivery of food to personnel operating heavy machinery, such as Hitachi and JCB equipment (earthmovers),” an official release here said on Monday.
As many as 31 unclaimed bodies and 158 body parts recovered after the July 30 landslide were buried in graves prepared at a nearby tea estate this evening.