Mysore/Mysuru: Heavy rains and flash floods on July 30, 2024, triggered multiple landslides in Wayanad, Kerala, devastating three villages — Punjirimattom, Mundakkai and Chooralmala — and affecting nearby villages Meppadi, Attamala and Kunhome. Over 9,300 people are currently housed in 91 relief camps.
In response to this crisis, Mysuru-based Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) has stepped in to support the landslide survivors and rescuers.
