Thodupuzha: A district-level review meeting studying the flood aftermath in Idukki has decided that people living in areas which suffered heavy damage in the recent calamity should be rehabilitated at safer locales.
Government will find land for resettling such people away from the danger zones, sources said.
Revenue minister E Chandrasekharan confirmed the decisions, adding that those returning from relief camps will get their due relief assistance in their bank accounts without delay. Immediate action will be taken to restore damaged roads in the district.
Meanwhile, officials were blamed at the meeting for not providing accurate data on houses unfit for habitation.
According to the data provided by officials, 1,584 houses in Idukki district were unfit for human habitation.
Landslips had occurred at 278 places and nearly 2,000 km of roads were ruined. Loss of cultivation is estimated at Rs 61 crore. Power has to be restored in 1,500 houses and restoration worsk are in the final stages in 6,000 houses. In total 10,961 homes in Idukki were rendered without power in the aftermath of the flood.
