Wayanad landslide has been declared a disaster of ‘severe nature’
- The Union government has declared the Wayanad (Kerala)landslide a disaster of ‘severe nature’.
- The state was putting pressure on the Centre to declare the landslide a disaster of ‘severe nature’.
- The state government has also requested the central government to waive off loans for the disaster-affected people.
- The estimated loss from the disaster is about Rs 1,202 crore and the state government requested Rs 2,262 crore for the rehabilitation package.
- However, there is no mention of any special fund for the state.
- This disaster claimed 254 lives and left 128 missing.
