Rain havoc: Kerala seeks ₹110 crore as urgent Central assistance for farm sector
The Kerala government has requested ₹110 crore in urgent central assistance to support farmers affected by recent heavy rainfall and flooding. Agriculture Minister T. Siddique reported that over 45,000 farmers have suffered losses, with total damages estimated at over ₹127 crore.
Why it matters
This highlights the economic impact of climate-related disasters on the agricultural sector and the reliance on federal aid for recovery.
The Kerala government has sought ₹110 crore as urgent assistance from the Centre for propping up the State’s farm sector hit by the heavy rainfall and flooding events over the past weeks.
Agriculture Minister T. Siddique said that he has written to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan seeking the Central aid. The State’s request includes ₹100 crore as immediate assistance and ₹10 crore for restoring farmlands that have lost soil fertility.
Citing first information reports of the Agriculture department, Mr. Siddique said assessments up to August 9 have pegged the losses to the farm sector at ₹127.61 crore. As many as 45,904 farmers across all 14 districts of the State have been affected by the rain havoc, with 9,332 hectares of farmland reported as flood-affected.
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