Kerala Cabinet approves two model townships for Wayanad landslide survivors
Townships will come up on 58.50 hectares of Elstone Estate and 48.96 hectares of Nedumpala Estate.
Summary
The Kerala Cabinet on 1 January 2025 approved the rehabilitation plan for survivors of the July 2024 Wayanad landslides, with two model townships at Elstone Estate and Nedumpala Estate in Wayanad district. The Wayanad townships will come up on 58.50 hectares of Elstone Estate in Kalpetta municipality and 48.96 hectares of Nedumpala Estate in Meppadi panchayat. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said each family will get a single-storey 1,000 sq ft house on a five-cent plot at Elstone or a 10-cent plot at Nedumpala.
Key facts
- Decision
- 1 January 2025, Kerala Cabinet
- Purpose
- Rehabilitation of July 2024 Wayanad landslide survivors
- Elstone Estate
- 58.50 hectares, Kalpetta municipality; five-cent plots
- Nedumpala Estate
- 48.96 hectares, Meppadi panchayat; 10-cent plots
- Houses
- 1,000 sq ft, single-storey
Practice MCQs 3 questions
On which two estates did the Kerala Cabinet approve model townships for Wayanad landslide survivors on 1 January 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Elstone and Nedumpala estates
The Hindu; Hindustan Times: the townships will come up on 58.50 hectares of Elstone Estate and 48.96 hectares of Nedumpala Estate.
What size of house will each family get in the Wayanad rehabilitation townships approved on 1 January 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 1,000 sq ft, single-storey
The Hindu; Hindustan Times: the homes will be 1,000 sq ft and single-storeyed.
Consider the following statements about the Wayanad rehabilitation plan approved on 1 January 2025: 1. Families at Elstone Estate will get five-cent plots and those at Nedumpala Estate 10-cent plots. 2. Elstone Estate falls under the Kalpetta municipality. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — Both 1 and 2
The Hindu; Hindustan Times: five-cent plots at Elstone (Kalpetta municipality) and 10-cent plots at Nedumpala (Meppadi panchayat).