Cabinet approves urgent relief & rehab measures

Time of India

2 days ago

T'puram: The Cabinet on Wednesday instructed Wayanad district collector to urgently take steps to provide ROR (record of rights) for the land identified for tribal families affected by Chooralmala landslide disaster.
Steps will be taken to grant ROR for 5 hectares.
Five families from Punchirimattam and three families from the new village, included in the Mundakkai rehabilitation list, will be resettled by constructing houses modelled after the Wayanad Township Project. Five families from Erattukandam, not currently on the rehabilitation list, will be included in the Mundakkai list. They will be allotted 10 cents and a house each, a communication from the CMO said.
A memorial will be built at Puthumala, where disaster victims were buried. The estimate of Rs 99.93 lakh submitted by the construction centre for the memorial has also been approved by cabinet. The procedure issued by collector on Feb 22, 2025, based on the guidelines prepared by the health department for granting medical financial assistance to Wayanad disaster victims, has been cleared. The benefits of the Karunya Health Security Scheme will also be extended to those seeking treatment in govt hospitals.
The free treatment scheme has been extended until Dec 31. An amount of Rs 6 crore will be sanctioned from the CM's relief fund for the disaster victims of Wayanad, covering the present and future medical expenses.
An additional 49 families will be included in the Wayanad rehabilitation list. Compensation will be provided to entrepreneurs who lost their livelihood due to the disaster.
Vilangad disaster: Similar to compensation granted to Chooralmala disaster victims, payout will also be provided to Vilangad disaster victims based on the collector's recommendation.