PM Modi's Aerial Survey of Kerala's Landslide-Ravaged Hamlets

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an aerial survey of landslide-affected areas in north Kerala. Over 226 people have died and many remain missing. Accompanied by key officials, Modi's visit coincides with Kerala's appeal for Rs 2,000 crore in aid for rehabilitation and relief efforts.

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

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

Following the aerial survey, Modi will land at the SKMJ Higher Secondary School in Kalpetta and proceed to certain landslide-hit areas by road. His visit comes as the Kerala government has sought Rs 2,000 crore in assistance for rehabilitation and relief work. At least 226 people died, and many remain unaccounted for after landslides hit the region on July 30 in one of the biggest natural disasters to affect the southern state.