Chooralmala

Village in Kerala
Village in Kerala, India
11°30′08″N 76°09′17″E / 11.5021553°N 76.1548412°E / 11.5021553; 76.1548412Country IndiaStateKeralaDistrictWayanadGovernment
 • TypePanchayat Ward[1][2]Languages
 • OfficialMalayalamTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
673 121
Telephone code04936Vehicle registrationKL-72Nearest cityMeppadiLok Sabha constituencyWayanadVidhan Sabha constituencyKalpetta [3]

Chooralmala is a village and hillstation in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India.[4]

Geography

Chooralmala is a small village and hillstation in Meppadi panchayat, Vythiri taluk, Wayanad district in the Western Ghats mountain range.[5][6][7]

Landslides at Chooralmala in 2024

Wayanad landslides were the landslides that occurred in Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Vellarimala villages in Meppadi panchayat, Vythiri taluk[8] in Wayanad district, Kerala, India, in the early hours of 30 July 2024. Heavy rains triggered the collapse of hillsides, resulting in torrents of mud, water, and boulders cascading down onto the area. The landslides marked one of the deadliest natural disasters in Kerala's history with reports of at least 400+ deaths.[9][10]

See also


References

  1. ^ https://village.kerala.gov.in/Office_websites/contactus.php?nm=1062Vellarimalavillageoffice
  2. ^ https://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/lbelection/electdmemberdet/2015/1093
  3. ^ https://lsgkerala.gov.in/en/lbelection/electdmemberdet/2020/139
  4. ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/wayanad-tragedy-how-chooralmala-turned-into-valley-of-destruction-overnight/articleshow/112162789.cms
  5. ^ https://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/chooralmala/id/3071
  6. ^ https://village.kerala.gov.in/Office_websites/contactus.php?nm=1062Vellarimalavillageoffice
  7. ^ https://www.onmanorama.com/content/mm/en/kerala/top-news/2024/08/01/wayanad-landslide-chooralmala-residents-missing.html
  8. ^ "Location Of the incident". Government of India. Retrieved 17 August 2024. On 30.07.2024 at about 0217 hrs, due to incessant and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall,a major landslide incident occurred at Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Vellarimala Village,Meppadi Panchayat, Vythiri taluk in District Wayanad.
  9. ^ "Wayanad: The scenic Indian villages devastated by deadly landslides". www.bbc.com.
  10. ^ "In Mundakkai, 16 of family swept away in landslide". The Times of India. 4 August 2024.
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