Adimaly mudslide of 2025: 14 more families get ₹10-lakh compensation from Keralam govt.

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File photo of local residents staging protest at the site of the mudslide at Koompanpara near Adimaly in Idukki.

The Keralam government has sanctioned ₹10 lakh each as compensation for families affected by the Adimaly mudslide. According to officials, the latest financial assistance will cover an additional 14 families.

An order issued by the Idukki District Collector stated that the district administration had initially submitted a report recommending 18 families for compensation. However, a subsequent inspection revealed that four of the 18 families owned land under the jurisdiction of the Mannamkandam village office, leading to their exclusion from the beneficiary list.

The devastating mudslide occurred at Koompanpara along the Kochi–Dhanushkodi National Highway on the night of October 25, 2025. It claimed the life of Biju, a resident of Laksham Veedu Colony, and severely injured his wife, Sandhya. On October 28, 2025, doctors had to amputate Ms. Sandhya’s left leg due to the severity of her injuries.

Following the disaster, the Revenue department identified 27 families residing in the area under imminent threat of further mudslides. Officials reported that nine houses were completely destroyed, while others remained at severe risk, prompting authorities to relocate the families to rented accommodations as a precautionary measure.

A senior revenue official stated that the government had earlier allotted ₹10 lakh each to the nine families whose houses were completely destroyed. Meanwhile, 18 other affected families had been staging protests in Adimaly over the past month demanding relief. Following a high-level inspection, the department cleared the aid for 14 more families, bringing the total aided to 23 and excluding four.

During a review meeting held at the Idukki Collectorate in the last week of July, the Revenue Minister promised that compensation would be disbursed to the affected families before Onam.

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