Wayanad : Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has welcomed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's decision to classify the Wayanad tragedy as a disaster of severe nature. She underlined that the move will help in rehabilitation efforts and called for quick allocation of necessary funds. In her post on Instagram, the Wayanad MP called the Centre's decision a step in the right direction. She said, "I am happy that Amit Shah ji has finally decided to declare the Wayanad tragedy as a disaster of severe nature. This will help a lot to those who need rehabilitation and it is definitely a step in the right direction. We will all be grateful if adequate funds can be allocated for this as soon as possible."

More than 300 people lost their lives in the Wayanad tragedy

Earlier, the Centre informed the state of Kerala that the Meppadi landslide disaster in Wayanad district has been considered by the Inter-Ministerial Central Team as a disaster of severe nature for all practical purposes. The Union Home Ministry said that keeping in view the intensity and magnitude of the Meppadi landslide disaster in Wayanad district, it has been considered by the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) as a disaster of severe nature for all practical purposes. This message was shared by the Kerala Congress unit on its official social media account on December 30. Kerala Congress wrote on X that following the request submitted by the delegation led by Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi, the Centre has classified the Mundakkai-Choorlamala landslide in Wayanad as a disaster of severe nature.

On December 5, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and MPs from Kerala met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and urged the Centre to provide immediate relief to the landslide-affected people of Wayanad. "We have given a memorandum to the Prime Minister and the Home Minister. The devastation in the area (in Wayanad) is complete. The affected people have lost everything. Under such circumstances, if the Centre cannot step in, it sends a very bad message to the entire country and especially to the victims," ​​Priyanka Gandhi told reporters. On July 30, Kerala witnessed a landslide, the deadliest in the state, killing over 300 people and destroying many houses and other buildings. People in Mundakkai and Choorlamalla areas were affected.