<p>New Delhi: Defence Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rajnath-singh">Rajnath Singh</a> on Tuesday spoke to Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi to take stock of rescue and relief works being undertaken by Army units in Kerala's <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala/kerala-wayanad-landslide-latest-news-live-updates-rescue-operations-death-toll-pinarayi-vijayan-3127843">landslide-hit Wayanad</a>.</p>.<p>According to local authorities in Wayanad, 23 people were killed in the landslide.</p>.<p>The defence minister spoke to the Army chief on the overall situation, officials said.</p>.<p>The Army received a requisition for providing aid to civil authority this morning, an Army official said.</p>.<p>In response the Army has mobilised its units.</p><p>The total strength of the Army deployed so far for the rescue operation is approximately 225, including medical personnel, the official said.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Defence Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rajnath-singh">Rajnath Singh</a> on Tuesday spoke to Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi to take stock of rescue and relief works being undertaken by Army units in Kerala's <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala/kerala-wayanad-landslide-latest-news-live-updates-rescue-operations-death-toll-pinarayi-vijayan-3127843">landslide-hit Wayanad</a>.</p>.<p>According to local authorities in Wayanad, 23 people were killed in the landslide.</p>.<p>The defence minister spoke to the Army chief on the overall situation, officials said.</p>.<p>The Army received a requisition for providing aid to civil authority this morning, an Army official said.</p>.<p>In response the Army has mobilised its units.</p><p>The total strength of the Army deployed so far for the rescue operation is approximately 225, including medical personnel, the official said.</p>