Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 11: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas of the state with the leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala. They were supposed to land at Kattappana in Idukki but were forced to move to Wayanad due to bad weather conditions.
By 10:30 AM, CM and team will land at St Mary’s College, Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad.
Kerala floods: Red Alert for Idukki and Wayanad till Aug 14. PTI file photo
Kerala floods: Red Alert for Idukki and Wayanad till Aug 14. PTI file photo
Meanwhile, Operation “Madad” has been launched by the Southern Naval Command (SNC) at Kochi since 09 Aug 2018 for assisting the state administration and undertaking disaster relief operations due to the unprecedented flooding experienced in many parts of the state.
Ten districts have been put on red alert due to the possibility of more water being released from the Idukki Reservoir.
These are: Wayanad, Idukki, Alappuzha,Kottayam, Ernakulam,Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kollam and Pathanamthitta.
At least 29 people have died in Kerala due to heavy rains and landslides, the Home Ministry said.