Kerala: 1 killed, 58 injured as SRTC bus rolls down hill near Idukki
India | September 12, 2022 12:32 ISTKerala: Police said the incident happened in the morning between Cheeyappara and Neriamangalam in the hilly district.
Kerala: Police said the incident happened in the morning between Cheeyappara and Neriamangalam in the hilly district.
As the water level at various dams including Sholayar, Pamba, Kakki and Idamalayar are rising, the state government has called a meeting which will be chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to take stock of the situation.
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) informed that it has incurred an estimated loss of Rs 13.67 crore due to the downpour in the state.
As per the State's Information and Public Relations Department, more bodies have been recovered from the site of landslide at Koottikkal, Kottayam district, death toll rises to 15. Idduki and Kottayam districts in Central and South Kerala bore the brunt of the heavy rains that have been lashing the state since Friday with many people feared missing in landslides. Several people have been injured and displaced in rain-related incidents.
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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on August 13 visited the site of Rajamala landslide.
Six shutters of the Pamba dam, which were opened on Sunday evening after its water level rose near the permissible limit, were shut on Monday, reducing concerns of flood in its downstream. Officials said there was a 30 to 40 cm rise in water level in river Pamba but the river did not breach.
Three more bodies were recovered from Rajamala in the Idukki district landslide incident in Kerala on August 08, while the death toll surged to 21.
Idukki landslide: While the Kerala government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to each of the deceased's families, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced Rs 2 lakh each.
Death toll rose to nine in landslide which took place at Rajamala, Idukki district of Kerala on August 07.
At least 5 people died in a landslide in Kerala Idukki's district on August 07.
With incessant rain in Kerala, the death toll has reached 28 and over 64,000 people have shifted into 738 relief camps across the rain-battered state. A red alert had been issued for Saturday in the worst affected districts of Ernakulam, Palakkad, Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur -- a roundup of August 9.
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The decision to close the five floodgates will be taken at a later date depending on the amount of rains, the district authorities said.
State Power Minister M.M. Mani said on Saturday that the rains have slowed down in and around the Idukki dam since Friday night and hence the water level in the dam has also come down.
Arrivals at the Cochin International Airport Limited have been stopped. An emergency meet was held by CM Pinarayi Vijayan to take stock of the situation following heavy showers in the state.
The water level at the dam stood at 2395.90 feet at 1300 hrs today against the full reservoir level of 2403 feet.
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