Wayanad Building Owners Excluded from Rehab Efforts
KOZHIKODE: More than 18 months after the devastating landslide in Wayanad, building owners in Chooralmala and Mundakkai are still awaiting assistance from the government and NGOs. As the first phase of the rehabilitation township at Elstone Estate approaches completion, no compensation has been announced for those who lost their properties in the disaster. T A Asif Ali, who lost six buildings spanning 10 cents in the landslide, reported that a total of 122 properties owned by 52 individuals were either partially or entirely destroyed. “The estimated loss is about ₹15 crore. While we haven’t received any compensation, we are still…