A team of experts will visit the Kalladi site to assess the debris removal

Two members of an expert team formed by the Kerala government to study the removal of excavation debris piled up in front of the Kalladi tunnel site in Wayanad district visited the debris slide site on Wednesday.

The team consisted of Santhosh G. Thampi, Professor, National Institute of Technology-Calicut, and K. Sreelash, Scientist, National Center for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram. They inspected the site of the debris slide, the construction area of ​​the tunnel road and the place where the excavated soil was poured. Mr. Thampi later told the media that they also planned to check the aerial view of the site. Conditions seemed favorable for debris removal as there had been no rain in recent days. The committee will examine the site in detail and submit a report to the government within a week, he added.

The expert team also held talks with officials in the Public Works and Geology departments, Konkan Railway Corporation and Dilip Buildcon Ltd., the construction company involved in the road work in the tunnel. They inspected the area where the company dumped earth and debris from the construction site. The team inspected metal parts recovered from the Meenakshi river after the July 7 debris slide. He also examined vehicles and concrete parts that were found in the river. K. Jeevan Babu, Special Secretary, Disaster Management, also visited the disaster site on Wednesday.

Published – 15 Jul 2026 20:49 IST