Wayanad landslide rehabilitation: Kerala govt approves substitute of energy, water provide strains on Elstone Estate

Proposals for changing the water and energy provide strains in Elstone Estate in Wayanad district, the place the survivors of the lethal July 30, 2024 landslides in Chooralmala-Mundakkai villages are to be resettled, have acquired the Kerala authorities’s approval.

The Disaster Management division has issued separate orders for the 2 works which is estimated to price ₹1.14 crore in complete.

The division has accorded sanction for releasing ₹78.63 lakh for changing the present energy provide strains in Elstone Estate. The cash will probably be sourced from the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) meant for the survivors. The fund is being launched on the idea of a advice submitted by the District Collector, Wayanad.

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will subject the technical approval for the work.

Based on one other request made by the District Collector, the Water Resources division has authorised the discharge of ₹36 lakh for the realignment of the water provide pipelines in Elstone Estate.

The Kerala authorities had formally launched the rehabilitation course of in March 2025, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan laying the inspiration stone for the mission on Elstone Estate.

Under the rehabilitation programme, 402 beneficiaries are being provided homes or monetary compensation. The first checklist has 242 beneficiaries, of whom 175 have opted for homes.