But, where is the Chief Minister?
Prominent among those who did a no-show is Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT
Worst-hit area: Kuttanad
Has any minister visited the spot? Yes, Agriculture Minister
V S Sunil Kumar.
Number of relief camps in the district: 635
Number of people staying at the camps: 1,81,795
The relief work gathered momentum after the ministers directed all departments to speed up the activities. Around 170 camps are functioning in the panchayat. All roads in the panchayat are under water and the food materials are being brought in boats, so there is some delay. The floating dispensary under the District Medical Office is providing aid to people staying at the camps Sheela Sajiv, Kainakari panchayat president
KOTTAYAM DISTRICT
Worst-hit area: Vaikom.
Has any minister visited the spot? Yes,
Forests Minister K Raju.
Number of relief camps in the district: 160
Number of people staying at the camps: 30,612
Vaikom suffered unprecedented losses as all the nine grama panchayats and the municipality were equally damaged in the rain havoc. Agriculture, coir and dairy development sectors, which are the lifeline of the region, suffered massive losses. Normal life won’t possible in the inundated houses once the water recedes. A special package is needed for the rehabilitation of the people. We will meet the Chief Minister and other officials on Wednesday seeking their urgent intervention
C K Asha, Vaikom MLA
KOLLAM DISTRICT
Worst-hit area: Eravipuram.
Has any minister visited the spot? Yes, Fisheries Minister J Mercykutty Amma.
Number of relief camps in the district: 3
Number of people staying at the camps: 93
The major problem here was the water inundation. We have managed to overcome the challenge through the coordinated effort of district administration
Binu Karunakaran, Munroe Thuruthu grama panchayat
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ERNAKULAM DISTRICT
Worst-hit area: Chellanam.
Has any minister visited the spot? No.
Number of relief camps in the district: 26
Number of people staying at the camps: 2,489
With water receding from the area, the possibility of an epidemic is high. A cleanliness drive will be organised in the coming days to prevent diseases in all the areas affected by rain. Most of the drainages and septic tanks are clogged and they will be cleaned. The drive will have the participation all the departments Asha Sanil, district panchayat president
MALAPPURAM DISTRICT
Worst-hit area: Ponnani.
Has any minister visited the spot? No.
Number of relief camps in the district: 5
Number of people staying at the camps: 198
Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan visited the affected areas and reviewed the condition on Saturday. Families were brought back to their houses after the municipality managed to pump water from waterlogged areasC P Muhammed Kunji, Ponnani municipal chairman
WAYANAD DISTRICT
Worst-hit area: Mananthavady.
Has any minister visited the spot? Yes, Ports Minister Kadannappally
Ramachandran.
Number of relief camps in the district: 7
Number of people staying at the camps: 230
The magnitude of the rain has come down.
A majority of the people have returned home. A lot of houses have been damaged. The agriculture sector has also suffered huge losses. The compensation package has to be disbursed
Geetha Babu, block panchayat president
KANNUR DISTRICT
Worst-hit area: Iritty.
Has any minister visited the spot? Yes, Ports Minister Kadannappally Ramachandran, Revenue Minister E Chandrasekharan, Health Minister
K K Shylaja and Agriculture Minister V S Sunil Kumar.
Number of relief camps in the district: 0
Number of people staying at the camps: 0
Though the government had stepped in promptly during the landslides by providing food and clothes for those staying at relief camps, no other relief measures have taken place since then. Estimates were taken and sent to the concerned departments in connection with crop loss and loss due to the destruction of houses. But, the compensation distribution hasn’t started yet
Sheeja Sebastian, Ayyankunnu panchayat president
KOZHIKODE DISTRICT
Worst-hit area: Karinchola
Has any minister visited the spot? Yes, Transport Minister
A K Saseendran, Excise Minister T P Ramakrishnan and
Revenue Minister E Chandrasekharan.
Number of relief camps in the district: 4
Number of people staying at the camps: 11
A committee has been formed to take stock of the losses in the region. A compensation amount of Rs 4 lakh has been disbursed to the next of kin of each victim. The first instalment of Rs 1 lakh has been given to families whose houses had been destroyed. An amount of Rs 5,000 has been given to the injured. Now, we are taking stock of those whose houses had been damages. We will be disbursing the compensation soon T P Mohammed Shahim, panchayat ward member