The bank has also expressed its intention to adopt a sympathetic approach toward the loans of other disaster-affected customers.
Published Aug 12, 2024 | 6:07 PM ⚊ Updated Aug 13, 2024 | 8:08 AM
Aftermath of the landslides in Wayanad. (Supplied)
As the people of Wayanad are trying to get back on their feet, they are trying to pick up the scattered pieces of their lives.
In a humanitarian act, the Kerala Bank has written off the loans of the people effected by the landslide on 30 July, similarly a native of the state has pitched in her share to help the less fortunate.
Kerala Bank — a consolidation of district cooperative banks in the state — has announced that it will write off the loans of individuals from the Chooralmala branch who have been severely impacted by the disaster.
In a recent board meeting, the bank decided to cancel all loans for those who have died and for those who have lost their homes and properties pledged as securities. The preliminary list includes nine affected individuals.
The bank has also expressed its intention to adopt a sympathetic approach toward the loans of other disaster-affected customers.
The Kerala Bank has already contributed ₹50 lakh into the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund.
Besides, the bank employees have decided to contribute their five days’ salary to the CMDRF, the statement added.
In another heartwarming act, a native of Wayanad, donated 20 cents of land (0.2 acre) to help landslide victims.
Ajisha Haridas donated the land to help those who lost everything in the recent landslide. The land, registered in her name, was handed over to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Ajisha, who works as a special grade assistant at the Thrissur KSFE Evening Branch, and her husband Haridas, said that they decided to donate the land after ensuring that her parents were safe at her brother’s house. The land was purchased by Ajisha’s father, Jayachandran, and mother, Usha Kumari, in 2009.
Speaking about her decision, Ajisha said, “I decided to donate the land as many people had lost everything in the landslides. I wanted to do something to help, and this was the best way I could contribute.”
