PM Modi to Visit Wayanad Landslide Zone for Relief and Rehabilitation Review
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Wayanad on Saturday to oversee relief efforts and assess the damage caused by recent landslides
10-08-2024Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Wayanad, Kerala, on Saturday to assess the damage and ongoing relief operations following a devastating landslide. The Prime Minister will arrive in Kannur around 11 am and conduct an aerial survey of the affected areas. Subsequently, he will inspect the ground and visit a relief camp housing over 10,000 displaced individuals.
Modi will be briefed on the evacuation efforts and the broader relief operations before holding a review meeting to evaluate the situation in detail.
The visit follows a call from several MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, for the Central government to declare the Wayanad landslides a national disaster. Gandhi, in a statement on X, expressed gratitude for the Prime Minister's visit and hoped it would lead to the necessary declaration for additional relief funding.
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