Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government and the Centre are continuing their tussle over the rehabilitation package for the victims of the devastating landslides, which claimed hundreds of lives more than a year ago in Wayanad.

Despite efforts by Kerala’s Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, the Centre has so far not allotted Rs 1202.12 crore as the immediate relief package that the state has been demanding. The state has also requested Rs 2,221.03 crore for reconstruction work.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was in Delhi on Thursday and Friday, meeting Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to reiterate the state’s demands. Show Full Article

Addressing the media in Delhi, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said after his meetings, “We raised four demands to the

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