Adimaly mudslide victims in Kerala’s Idukki district to get ₹10 lakh as compensation
The Kerala government has announced ₹10 lakh in compensation for families affected by the Adimaly mudslide following a month of protests. The funds are intended to support those who lost homes or were displaced due to high-risk conditions.
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The government will distribute ₹10 lakh as compensation to the Adimaly mudslide victims before Onam, Revenue Minister A.P. Anilkumar has said.
The Minister announced the compensation after attending a revenue department review meeting at the Idukki Collectorate on Monday.
Sources said 17 families affected by the Adimaly mudslide have been protesting for the past month demanding compensation. The announcement by the Revenue Minister comes as a big relief to the families.
The mudslide, which occurred at Koompanpara on the Kochi–Dhanushkodi National Highway on the night of October 25, 2025, claimed the life of Biju, a resident of the Laksham Veedu Colony, and seriously injured his wife, Sandhya. On October 28, 2025, doctors were forced to amputate Sandhya’s left leg due to the severity of her injuries.
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