The three-member Cabinet sub-committee constituted to study the impact of Sunday’s firework disaster at the Puttingal Devi Temple premises has begun a visit to the homes and farms affected by the tragedy and interact with the local populace.
The sub-committee, which held a detailed discussion with district civil and police administration officials, inspected the damaged houses and spoke to the people. The sub-committee would submit its report to the Cabinet for follow-up action.
The Cabinet had constituted the committee, comprising Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash, Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar and Labour Minister Shibu Baby John, on finding that the people had suffered much more than physical injuries, including extensive damage to buildings and farms and post-disaster trauma to the young and old.
