Wayanad mudslide: CM holds emergency meeting; Agriculture Minister terms it man-made disaster
A mudslide in Wayanad, Kerala, on July 7, 2026, injured five people and blocked roads, prompting Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan to hold an emergency meeting and deploy NDRF teams. The Agriculture Minister, T. Siddique, termed the incident a "man-made disaster," attributing it to unscientifically stacked excavated soil from a tunnel project amid heavy rainfall.
In the wake of the mudslide in Wayanad on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan held an emergency meeting with Agriculture Minister T. Siddique, who hails from the district. He instructed Revenue Minister A.P. Anilkumar and Mr. Siddique to rush to Wayanad and coordinate the rescue operations.
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