Puri: Padmashree sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik paid heartfelt tributes to the innocent lives lost in the Kerala landslides. The sandart for Kerala landslide tragedy depicts the entire incident in detail.
According to reports, the sandart displays a message ‘Pray for Wayanad’ and has been created at Puri beach in Odisha. The artist further paid a big salute to all Jawans and NDRF teams and all the big and small voluntary organizations and the individuals who are working day and night at ground zero.
The death toll of the series landslide in Kerala’s Wayanad district that occurred on July 27 has crossed 300 mark while over 200 people have been left injured. As many as 1,000 people have been rescued by the Indian army, while 220 people are still missing.
A massive rescue operation involving 1,200 officials from various defence, police, and fire service personnel, besides local volunteers, is currently on at the four worst-affected landslide areas of Wayanad.
Reportedly, in some areas, there were practically no signs of any houses and a wave of sorrow swept the survivors. The APJ Community Hall at Meppadi was one place where only the cries and wails of young and old are heard as it is here that numerous bodies have been kept for people to come and identify.
