Destruction of original bridge has affected rescue operations in Mundakkai, nearly 3km from Chooralmala, where rescue teams and volunteers are still searching for bodies of victims.
Wayanad is 13th on the list of top landslide-prone districts in India. During the 2018 floods, Wayanad and Idukki districts in Kerala alone saw more than 3,000 landslides.
Massive landslides triggered by torrential rains in the state have caused over 150 deaths. 191 people are still missing as rescue operations continue for a third day.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Upper House that Kerala govt was informed about possibility of landslides as early as 23 July, followed by more warnings over next two days
The massive landslides have wreaked havoc in the region with houses and roads damaged, trees uprooted and water bodies swelling, hindering rescue operations.
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A 250-member team comprising the Fire and Rescue Department, Civil Defence & NDRF are engaged in rescue operations and more NDRF teams were on their way to the disaster site.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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