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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan volition unfastened the archetypal signifier of the Meppadi township for the survivors of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides connected Elstone property successful Kalpetta successful Wayanad connected Sunday (March 1, 2026).
Revenue Minister K. Rajan, successful a connection connected Saturday, said 178 houses would beryllium handed implicit to the survivors. Each house, built connected a seven‑cent plot, has a built‑up country of 1,000 sq. ft and a instauration beardown capable to enactment an further storey. The plan includes 3 bedrooms, a hall, eating area, survey room, kitchen, store country and sit‑out, with the allocation of houses done done a gully of lots.
Meppadi is being developed arsenic a near‑self‑contained residential municipality for implicit 1,662 radical crossed 410 houses erstwhile the task is completed. The program includes modern roads, electricity, drinking‑water supply, a wellness centre with a laboratory, pharmacy and vaccination unit, an anganwadi, assemblage centre, nationalist market, children’s park, room and an open‑air theatre. The Meppadi township stands arsenic a connection of continuity, Mr. Rajan said.
