In the wake of the July 30 landslide in Wayanad district, the <keyword id="22187988" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kerala-Bank" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Kerala Bank" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Kerala Bank">Kerala Bank</keyword> Board on Monday decided to waive off entire loans of those who lost their lives, as well as for those whose mortgaged homes and properties were destroyed in the disaster. The bank's board of directors made this decision to provide relief to the affected families at its <keyword id="22760281" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chooralmala-Branch" source="keywords">Chooralmala branch</keyword>. Earlier on July 30, Kerala Bank had donated Rs 50 lakh to the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund in support of the rescue work. The bank's employees have also voluntarily decided to contribute five days' salary to the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan requested the financial support for the rehabilitation of those who lost everything in the <keyword id="22596887" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wayanad-Landslide" source="keywords">Wayanad landslide</keyword>, as well as assistance to address the challenges posed by climate change from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Vijayan gave a memorandum to the Prime Minister during his visit to the disaster-affected region in Wayanad and also briefed PM Modi regarding the scale of the disaster and handed over a detailed note to the Prime Minister, a release from the CM's office said. CM Vijayan said that a thorough assessment of the damages is currently underway, with preliminary estimates suggesting losses amounting to thousands of crores. A detailed report on the disaster will be submitted to the Central Government later. Later, PM Modi also assured that the Centre will provide every possible support to aid in relief efforts during a review meeting held at the District Collectorate in Wayanad. He promised to ensure that no work would be delayed due to a shortage of funds. The Prime Minister said that the central government will make all efforts to fulfil all state government requests. He said that as soon as he was informed of the situation in Wayanad when the landslides hit, a Minister of State was sent to the state to take stock of the situation. NDRF, Army and Air Force teams were also deployed for rescue and relief operations. On July 30, the state of Kerala was hit with a landslide, the deadliest one in the state, killing more than 300 people and destroying scores of houses and other buildings. On Sunday, Kerala Minister PA Mohamed Riyas said that three more body parts were recovered by rescuers in landslide-hit areas. According to the minister, 130 people are still missing in the aftermath of the devastating calamity that hit the district. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/saraswati-saree-depot-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/112457330.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/saraswati-saree-depot-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/112457330.cms" target="_blank">Saraswati Saree Depot IPO – Price band to risk factors, all you need to know</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/indias-wearables-market-decline-for-the-first-time-as-smartwatch-shipments-fall/articleshow/112397246.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/indias-wearables-market-decline-for-the-first-time-as-smartwatch-shipments-fall/articleshow/112397246.cms" target="_blank">India’s wearables market decline for the first time as smartwatch shipments fall</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/tata-curvv-ev-with-up-to-585-km-range-launched-starting-at-17-49-lakh/slidelist/112342769.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/tata-curvv-ev-with-up-to-585-km-range-launched-starting-at-17-49-lakh/slidelist/112342769.cms" target="_blank">Tata Curvv EV with up to 585 km range launched starting at ₹17.49 lakh</a>

Wayanad Landslide: Kerala Bank waives loans for disaster victims at Chooralmala Branch

<keyword id="19945808" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wayanad" source="keywords">Wayanad</keyword> (<keyword id="19896018" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kerala" source="keywords">Kerala</keyword>), Destroyed houses, swollen water bodies and broken branches of uprooted trees dot the high-range <keyword id="20495295" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="villages" source="keywords">villages</keyword> of Kerala's Wayanad, rocked by massive <keyword id="19964849" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="landslides" source="keywords">landslides</keyword> on Tuesday. Picturesque <keyword id="21598977" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hamlets" source="keywords">hamlets</keyword> known for their beauty until Monday--Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Attamala, and Noolpuzha- are now a picture of gloom after landslides hit the areas, cutting them off from other places. Vehicles washed away in floodwaters could be seen stuck in tree trunks and submerged here and there in many places. Swollen water bodies changed their course and flowed through inhabited areas, resulting in more destruction. Huge boulders, rolled down the hills and hindered the path of rescue workers. Those engaged in rescue work could be seen shifting the dead and the injured into ambulances braving heavy rains. As the landslides caused mass uprooting of trees and floodwaters washed away the green patches, the affected villages got a desert-like appearance in many places. Eight people, including three children, were confirmed to have died in the landslides that hit the hilly Wayanad district on Tuesday, authorities said. Of those killed, four people, including a child, died in the Chooralmala town of the district, while a one-year-old child of a family from Nepal died in Thondernad village, according to Wayanad district authorities. Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Attamala, and Noolpuzha villages were among the areas affected and cut off by the landslides, authorities said. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/ola-electric-ipo-mapmyindia-accuses-company-of-stealing-map-data-days-before-ipo-opens/articleshow/112109869.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/ola-electric-ipo-mapmyindia-accuses-company-of-stealing-map-data-days-before-ipo-opens/articleshow/112109869.cms" target="_blank">Ola Electric IPO – MapMyIndia accuses company of stealing map data days before IPO opens</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/redmi-pad-pro-5g-with-snapdragon-7s-gen-2-launched-in-india-starting-at-21999/articleshow/112105133.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/redmi-pad-pro-5g-with-snapdragon-7s-gen-2-launched-in-india-starting-at-21999/articleshow/112105133.cms" target="_blank">Redmi Pad Pro 5G with Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 launched in India starting at ₹21,999</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/iphone-price-cut-apple-announces-price-cut-after-reduction-in-customs-duty/articleshow/112100195.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/iphone-price-cut-apple-announces-price-cut-after-reduction-in-customs-duty/articleshow/112100195.cms" target="_blank">iPhone price cut – Apple announces price cut after reduction in customs duty</a>

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Wayanad Landslide: Kerala Bank waives loans for disaster victims at Chooralmala Branch

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