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New Delhi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought the Centre’s intervention on various issues, including the immediate release of over Rs 2,220 crore for Wayanad landslide-related reconstruction works and steps to improve the state’s financial situation.

Briefing the media in the national capital, Vijayan said key issues were raised with the prime minister during the meeting.

Apart from funds for Wayanad relief works, the chief minister sought the Central government’s approval for setting up an AIIMS and increasing the state’s borrowing limits.

During the meeting with Modi, the Kerala chief minister urged him to release Rs 2,221.03 crore NDRF (National Disaster Relief Fund) for Wayanad landslide-related reconstruction works.

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