Kerala seeks ₹110-crore emergency relief for flood-hit farms

Kerala has requested ₹110 crore in emergency relief from the Centre to address losses caused by heavy rains and floods in the agricultural sector. According to State Minister T. Siddique, preliminary assessments put farm sector losses at approximately ₹99.29 crore as of Thursday evening.

The floods have affected 36,829 farmers across the state, with damage reported across 3,264 hectares of agricultural land. The state government has moved to seek central assistance to help farmers recover from the disaster.