49 more families added to list of beneficiaries
With this, 451 persons will get houses in the township coming up at Elstone Estate.
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Govt had earlier identified 402 persons for alloting houses in the township.
Revenue minister K Rajan announced this at the memorial meeting held for victims of the landslide at MSA auditorium, Meppadi, on the tragedy's first anniversary on Wednesday. State cabinet decided to include the 48 families recommended by DDMA and one case, which came up during hearing, in the list, he said.
Rajan said hearings were held for 100 persons, who submitted applications for inclusion in the list, and physical examination as per guidelines would be held in Aug and a decision taken accordingly.
The decision to include 49 persons will provide relief for families that complained of being excluded from the list citing technical reasons.
Rajan said govt was working towards completing the construction of houses in the township by Dec 31.
Cabinet decided to construct a memorial at 'July 30 Hridayabhoomi' burial site at Puthumala where many victims of the disaster are buried, he said. Govt approved a proposal worth Rs 99.93 lakh submitted by Nirmiti Kendra for memorial construction.
He said Rs 6 crore was issued for follow-up treatment expenses of those injured in the landslide and the free treatment scheme was extended from Aug 31 to Dec 31. One hospital will be assigned as nodal hospital and treatment bills from private hospitals will be reimbursed, he said. Many landslide survivors complained of being forced to pay from their pockets for treatment at private hospitals.
Cabinet also decided to provide compensation to entrepreneurs who lost their livelihood in the Chooralmala disaster. A committee comprising Wayanad collector and senior officials from local self-govt and industries departments will review and recommend the compensation amount and eligibility criteria.
Cabinet instructed Wayanad collector to take urgent steps to grant record of rights (ROR) for land identified to rehabilitate 13 tribal families affected by the landslides. Steps will be taken to issue ROR for five hectares.
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