UP Govt sanctions Rs 10 cr towards rehabilitation work in Kerala's Wayanad
Aug 26, 2024
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] August 26 : The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned Rs 10 crore towards rehabilitation work in Kerala's Wayanad which was hit by massive landslides on July 30.
In a statement on Monday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath extended his support to the citizens and government of Kerala. CM Yogi further said that the UP government has allocated Rs 10 crore to help the Kerala government in the relief and rehabilitation efforts in Wayanad.
The Wayanad landslide occurred on July 30 this year. The disaster affected nearly 47.37 km2 of the Meppadi Gram Panchayat in Wayanad. The death toll stands at over 400. The worst-affected areas include Chooralmala, Muthanga, and Mundakkai.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan earlier said that the root cause of the Wayanad landslide disaster is climate change.
"The root cause of the Wayanad disaster is climate change. The agricultural sector is one of the most directly impacted by this phenomenon. At this stage, our primary focus should be on discussing the impact of climate change on agriculture and the measures needed to overcome these challenges," Vijayan said during a press conference earlier this month.
He said that experts estimate that due to climate change, rain-dependent rice yields in our country could decrease by 20 per cent by 2050 and by 47 per cent by 2080.
The landslides that killed hundreds of people in Kerala's Wayanad were triggered by a burst of rainfall that was made about 10 per cent heavier by human-caused climate change, a study has found. The study by World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international group of researchers, found that the excessive rainfall in the early hours of July 30 that triggered the landslides was a "once in a-50-year event".
The study highlights that single-day heavy rainfall events in Kerala are becoming more common, a shift attributed to climate change. Previously rare, such downpours are now expected to occur roughly once every 50 years due to 1.3 degrees Celsius of global warming.
