Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala ministers Ramesh Chennithala and T Siddique have called the landslide in Wayanad today “man-made” and attributed the cause to “unscientific dumping” of debris at a tunnel project site. They demanded to know from the construction company why the excavated debris had not been cleared from the site. In response, infrastructure company Dilip Buildcon ruled out any technical error that could have led to the landslide, killing five. Dilip Buildcon said the project follows all engineering, safety and environmental approvals and protocols. Six people were injured in the incident. Rescuers including two teams of the National Force (NDRF) are checktrapped under the debris
