Indian townships are rebuilding after landslides—but not everyone will benefit

Wayanad landslides compensation: HC seeks stance of Centre, State

The petitioners have sought compensation for their land under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, along with appropriate rehabilitation measures

Indian townships are rebuilding after landslides—but not everyone will benefit

In the early hours of July 30, 2024, a landslide in the Wayanad district of Kerala state, India, killed 400 people. The Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Vellarimala and Chooralmala villages in the Western Ghats mountain range turned into a dystopian rubble of uprooted trees and debris.

1st phase of houses for Wayanad landslide survivors to be handed over in Feb

The Mundakkai-Chooralmala disaster rehabilitation project in Wayanad features 410 disaster-resilient houses across 35 clusters, being built on acquired land at the Elston Estate near the Kalpetta bypass.