Kerala floods: State seeks ₹110-crore emergency relief from Centre to offset farm sector losses
The Kerala government has requested ₹110 crore in emergency relief from the Indian central government to support farmers affected by recent floods. The state is also implementing measures to stabilize vegetable prices ahead of the Onam festival.
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This highlights the economic impact of climate-related disasters on local agriculture and the government's role in disaster relief and market stabilization.
The Kerala government has requested the Centre to release about ₹110 crore in emergency financial assistance to mitigate losses to the farm sector caused by the torrential rain and floods that ravaged large parts of the State over the last week, according to Minister for Agriculture T. Siddique.
The losses sustained by the agricultural sector were estimated at around ₹99.29 crore as of Thursday evening, Mr. Siddique said, adding that 36,829 farmers had been affected and about 3,264 hectares of agricultural land had been impacted by the heavy rain and subsequent floods.
“I have sent a letter to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, requesting him to immediately release an emergency assistance of ₹110 crore to tide over the ongoing crisis”, he said.
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