Earlier, PM Modi took an aerial tour of the landslide-affected regions of Chooralmala, Mundakkai, and Punchirimattam hamlets using an Indian Air Force helicopter.
During the survey, he inspected the source of the landslides at the headwaters of Iruvazhinji Puzha River.
PM Modi also visited AWS hospital and met the victims of landslides.
The death toll has hit over 400 mark with nearly 150 missing.
Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, who also paid a visit to the state after the disaster, has demanded the central government to declare landslides in Wayanad a national disaster.
Meanwhile, the state government has requested Rs 2,000 crore from the Centre to cover reconstruction costs following the damage from the Mundakkai landslide. This request was presented by the cabinet subcommittee overseeing rehabilitation to the high-level central team that visited the affected areas on Friday.
“We have also sought immediate aid for rehabilitation of affected people…Also, central help has been sought for taking up debris cleaning activities, which is expected to take around 90 days,” PWD minister P A Mohammed Riyas said.