Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 -- Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday inaugurated the first phase of the rehabilitation of the survivors of the 2024 Chooralmala-Mundakkai landslide, handing over new homes to 178 families at the Wayanad Model Township and promised to rehabilitate the others before the start of the southwest monsoon in June. At the function held in Kalpetta, the district headquarters of Wayanad, the chief minister termed the township built at the Elstone estate with all basic facilities a "testament to Kerala's resolve to build back better." He also handed over land deeds to several beneficiaries at the event. The township project, comprising of anganwadis, primary health centre, community market and children's recreation area, is set to feature 410 single-storey homes on seven cents of land each. The work is scheduled for completion by June. The township, being developed on land acquired under the Disaster Management Act, envisages rehabilitation of 410 families, he said. A total of 402 families comprising of 1662 people will reside in the township upon completion. "In one night, the disaster had wiped away an entire region. This was a situation which every state would hate to be in. That's where we started. We cannot eliminate the pains of our minds with medicine. But we can comfort each other in that pain." said CM Vijayan....