Modi to visit landslide-hit Wayanad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the landslide-hit Wayanad district in Kerala on Saturday,

Officials said Mr. Modi would drop by a relief camp, a hospital, and the Bailey Bridge, which the Army constructed in the disaster zone for relief and rescue operations.

Mr. Modi would also conduct an aerial survey of the disaster zone.

He would arrive at the Kannur airport by a special flight and fly on an IAF helicopter to Wayanad.

Mr. Modi would interact with survivors and also the injured. He would then leave for New Delhi the same day at 4 p.m.

The Kerala Cabinet subcommittee overseeing the Wayanad disaster response and the district administration would welcome Mr. Modi.

On Thursday (August 8), an advance Special Protection Group (SPG) team visited Wayanad and scouted for a safe landing zone for Mr. Modi’s helicopter. The Kerala Police coordinated closely with the SPG to streamline the Prime Minister’s visit.