Modi to Visit Wayanad for Landslide Relief Efforts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to visit Wayanad to assess the relief and rehabilitation efforts following the devastating landslides that claimed over 200 lives. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has urged the government to declare the disaster a 'national disaster,' although the BJP clarified that there is no provision for such a declaration under current guidelines. Modi's visit will include an aerial survey, interactions with survivors, and a review meeting. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has appointed a committee to evaluate the extent of the damage. Meanwhile, both the ruling and opposition parties in Kerala have come together to raise funds for the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund to aid the victims.