Killer Kerala Landslide: S Abhilash, Director CUSAT Exclusive On Reasons Behind Wayanad Landslide

Killer Kerala Landslide: S Abhilash, Director CUSAT Exclusive On Reasons Behind Wayanad Landslide

At least 143 people have been killed, and around 130 were injured after massive landslides struck the hilly areas near Meppadi in Wayanad, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said.

Multiple agencies, including the NDRF, and the Army have been deployed for rescue operations as three landslides struck Wayanad within a span of four hours on Tuesday.
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[MrRKRANJIT]

Isn't this a big warning to start thinking about Mullaperiyar Dam atleast now...

[dskudos]

We meed to protect our environment and stop digging the mountain areas.

[shajudheens]

Wayanad disaster is man made it is Ecologically sensitive area included in the ESZ 1 Zone in Madhav Gadgil report

[pnjoseph]

Please ask Madhav Gadgil, he will properly explain why this massive land slip happened. Such land-slip will continue to happen unless atleast implimentable portion of the said report is implemented.

[DinoPopToys]

if it goes like this the entire west coast would separates from India and moves to other place.

[ngs]

Everyone knows about the reason.. Resort based tourism.. But government never ever block this... They need money... Poor people will suffer

[JunaidShaik-yf]

The whole land slides mainly is decreasing the plants and improve the green tea gardens. Others issues are minor.

[eldhokuriakose]

In 48hrs 572mm rain. Thats the reason. Nothing else

[nirmalrampk]

We should not allow any rock quarry.
From Nedumpoyil to Manathavadi if you travel by road at least three places half of the hills are removed for rocks. Such land scape how Govt can allow such activities.
Our Govts totally discarded report from experts like Madhav Gadgil, Kasturi Rangan etc.

[jobit]

Dear madam and sir
Land slides not based on construction and tourism it depend on absortion of water in hills
Example my village witnessed landslide in 2002 at that time there was not at all tourism and Also my near villages also...
Mark my words

[sivanmaliyekkal]

Massive deforestation happened since 1980's for tea plantations and increasing quarry mining in addition to cloud bursting due to increased temperature in Arabian sea.

[drsreelakshmikaamaakhya]

Could you connect madhav Gadgil report to this landslide???

[priyathomas]

For discussing reason there are lot of time.... At present they need All states can help them
Please think on that way

[Minimol-ywon]

Kassthuri Rangan commission nadappaken arum sammathikkilla , this time prakruthi thenne commission nadappakki

[sujesh]

Human greed caused this shocking tragedy. But poor and innocent suffer.

[REJI]

The whole Government is responsible for this reasoin...They need pocket money for illegal construction.This ia lesson for all of us.. Nature are protecting us, but we all aganist nature now a days.This will happen again & again in all parts of hilly areas of kerala no doubt.Government must study for the time being & it will never happen again.

[paradesiaralan]

These people will give explanations only... not solutions

[smtwtatatattaaaataorr]

Wasn't it 2018 Kerala floods though?

[thommantelokam]

Harissons Malayalam Plantations Ltd is one of the largest plantations in India. This company is holding tens of thousand hectares of plantations all across Kerala. We don’t know yet who are holding the actual owners. As per my knowledge the colonial owners are still controlling this type of companies in India though their Indian agents, holding companies etc, even after independence. In 1986 periods, plenty trees were cut for replanting cash crops. The roots of big trees are normally the attaching and holding the soils with rocks. When the roots decompose, there soils gets pipe shaped holes. This soil pipes making landslides. Abolish big plantation companies holding tens of thousands of hectares of land.

[sanaafifa]

Its very sad disaster mediya should be put real ground report.