The body of Vikram Rana, the last person missing in the landslide in Kallady, Wayanad, has been recovered. With this the death toll in this accident has increased to 8. The search operation conducted by multiple agencies ended on the sixth day.
Wayanad (Kerala) [भारत]July 12 (ANI): The body of Vikram Rana, the last person missing in the landslide in Wayanad’s Kallady, was recovered by search and rescue teams on Sunday, officials said. With the recovery of this body, the total number of people killed in this tragic incident has increased to eight.
The deceased has been identified as Vikram Rana, who was working as a construction manager at Dilip Buildcon. His body was recovered on the sixth day of a massive search operation conducted by multiple agencies. According to officials, the body was first taken to the mortuary of Vythiri Taluk Government Hospital for initial procedures. After postmortem, the remains were taken to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital for embalming.
Government announced compensation, formed committee to investigate
The Kerala government on Saturday announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) to the dependents of those who lost their lives in the landslide in Kallady Tunnel Phase-3 in Wayanad district. According to the release, medical aid up to Rs 2 lakh has also been sanctioned for the injured, depending on the nature of injuries.
“It is ordered to constitute an expert committee to investigate the causes of the Kallady accident and submit a report. The committee will examine whether the contractor violated any contractual conditions related to the tunnel construction, the circumstances that led to the incident, compliance with the environmental clearance granted by the Central Government, and whether forest/environmental clearances issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change were complied with,” the release said.
The release further said, “It is also ordered that the construction work related to the tunnel will resume only after receiving the report of the expert committee.”
The landslide occurred on July 7 near the tunnel construction site at Kallady in Meppadi Gram Panchayat, burying a large part of the work site under an estimated 7 to 10 feet of debris.
On Friday, rescue teams recovered the body of Rajesh, a resident of East Midnapore in West Bengal, from downstream in the Meenchipuzha river. His family members identified the body before it was taken for postmortem and embalming before being sent to his hometown. (ANI)
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