13-Year-Old Girl Dances Bharatnatyam for 3 Hours to Raise Funds for Wayanad

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan met the 13-year-old girl, Harini Sri, and blessed her after she performed Bharatanatyam for three hours to raise funds for the people affected by the landslides in Wayanad, Kerala. She donated Rs 15,000, including her savings, to the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) as a thoughtful gesture to assist those in need. The landslides in Chooralmala and Mundakkai on July 30 had a devastating impact, resulting in over 300 fatalities and causing extensive property damage in Wayanad, Kerala. In response, a special team comprising army personnel, SOG officials, and forest officials has been conducting a search operation at Sunrise Valley in Soojippara, within the forest.

Additionally, the Wayanad district administration organized a farewell for the Indian Army personnel who were part of the rescue and search operation in the landslide-affected areas. The Indian Army, after completing a ten-day-long rescue operation, is set to hand over the ongoing operation to the NDRF, SDRF, Fire Force, and Kerala police. An Indian Army battalion comprising approximately 500 members from Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Bengaluru is scheduled to return, while the maintenance team of the Bailey Bridge, temporarily constructed by the Indian Army, will remain in the area. IAF helicopters are now aiding the search operations.

In the aftermath of the disaster, helicopters have airlifted over 700 kg of relief material, 8 civilians, and teams of the Special Operations Group from the affected areas in Wayanad. (Note: *Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed. *)