Incident Details

  • Project: Anakkampoyil–Kalladi–Meppadi tunnel project in Wayanad
  • Event: Landslide occurring during active monsoon spell with exceptionally heavy rainfall
  • Rainfall Data: Wayanad received approximately 265 mm rainfall in preceding 24 hours, among highest recorded in district this monsoon season
  • Rainfall Context: 9-10 times rainfall of average July rainy day; well over one-third of Kerala's average July rainfall within 24 hours
  • Historical Context: Wayanad and other hill districts of Kerala historically vulnerable to monsoon-induced landslides

Company Response & Actions

  • Immediate priority is supporting ongoing rescue and relief operations
  • Extending full cooperation to district administration, emergency response agencies, and concerned authorities
  • Assisting in efforts to identify and account for all personnel at site
  • Committed to cooperating with investigation and sharing verified information as available

Regulatory & Compliance Context

  • Project executed in strict compliance with all applicable engineering, safety and environmental approvals and protocols
  • Subject to multiple regulatory oversight and monitoring mechanisms due to ecologically sensitive location
  • Under supervision of Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee
  • All excavated material handled according to approved methodology
  • Company states room for technical error remains very limited due to additional strict compliance procedures

Meteorological Context

  • India Meteorological Department had issued warnings for heavy to very heavy rainfall across parts of Kerala
  • Rainfall data sourced from Kerala State Disaster Management Authority