Team News Riveting
New Delhi, December 30
Congress Member of Parliament (MP) from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday lauded Union Home Minister Amit Shah for declaring the Wayanad landslide tragedy as a ‘Disaster of Severe nature’.
Calling it a step in the right direction, she said that it would greatly help those who faced ramifications and need rehabilitation. Taking to social media platform X, she said, “I am glad Amit Shah ji has finally taken the decision to declare the Wayanad tragedy as a “Disaster of Severe Nature”. This will greatly help those in need of rehabilitation and is definitely a step in the right direction.”
The Union Home Ministry declared the tragedy as Disaster of Severe Nature on Sunday. This declaration recognises the intensity and impact of the disaster. The recognition decision was communicated by the MHA to the Kerala government explaining that financial aid for such severe disasters is initially provided by the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
The communication added that the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) will later supplement the aid after an assessment conducted by an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT). The MHA’s communication to Kerala government read, “However, keeping in view the intensity and magnitude of the Meppadi landslide disaster in Wayanad district, it has been considered by the IMCT as a disaster of severe nature for all practical purposes.”
The devastating landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, hit Kerala’s Wayanad on July 30 this year. It was one of the deadliest disasters in Kerala’s history as over 420 people were killed, 397 were injured and 118 were reported missing.
