Prime Minister Modi's Ground and Aerial Survey of Wayanad Landslide Aftermath

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the landslide-affected Wayanad district in Kerala, assessing the damage caused by the disaster. He conducted both ground and aerial surveys, interacting with rescue personnel and officials. The landslide, one of Kerala's worst, has claimed 226 lives and left many missing.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the landslide-devastated areas of Wayanad district in Kerala on Saturday, personally walking through the affected regions to assess the damage.

Modi, who arrived in the hill district by helicopter from Kannur airport, trekked through the disaster-stricken Chooralmala area to get a firsthand view of the destruction caused by the July 30 landslides.

Earlier, the Prime Minister conducted an aerial survey of the landslide-ravaged areas of Chooralmala, Mundakkai, and Punchirimattam hamlets aboard an Indian Air Force helicopter.

He landed at the SKMJ Higher Secondary School in Kalpetta and then traveled by road to Chooralmala, where a 190-foot-long Bailey bridge had been built by the army after the disaster. The PM walked on the bridge while surveying the damage.

After reaching Chooralmala, Modi disembarked from his vehicle, interacted with rescue personnel, state chief secretary V Venu, and district officials, and surveyed the area—strewn with boulders and debris—on foot.

He was accompanied by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and Union Minister Suresh Gopi.

In the aerial survey, he observed the origin of the landslide, which started at the Iruvazhinji River.

He also observed the worst-affected areas of Punchirimattam, Mundakkai, and Chooralmala.

Hundreds gathered on the roadsides along the route taken by the PM's convoy to Chooralmala to catch a glimpse of him.

As many as 226 people have lost their lives, with over 130 missing, in one of the worst calamities to strike Kerala in the early hours of July 30.