State Agriculture - Latest News Update, Information, Photos & Videos on State Agriculture at Lokmat Times

The death toll according to the Kerala government, stood at 77, as 2.87 lakhs people are currently in 1654 camps across the state.Meanwhile, with the weather turning sunny on Monday, various rescue teams are working hard in the worst-affected areas of Meppadi in Wayanad and Kavalapara in Malappuram.State Minister of Higher Education K. T. Jaleel, who reached Kavalapara on Monday to oversee the rescue operations, said that whatever is humanely possible is being done to recover the remaining bodies, that are suspected to be lying under the mud."Initially it was said 63 people in this area are missing, but later four of them were traced to their relatives' houses. Of the remaining 59, till now 14 bodies have been recovered. Today we have got more heavy earth moving equipments which will be engaged in recovering all the remaining bodies. No efforts will be spared at all," assured Jaleel.The maximum deaths - 18 - were reported from Wayanad, while Malappuram, Palakkad, Idukki, and Kozhikode have also reported casualties.The meteorological department said that there is no red alert in any district on Monday, but more rains are predicted in the coming three days."Starting tomorrow, rains will be heavy in Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Idukki till Wednesday, while on Thursday it's going to be isolated rains," said the IMD official, here.Like in the past few days, Monday also saw a few long distance trains being cancelled for the day, but more number of trains that were cancelled earlier have been restored.Meanwhile, Alappuzha district, which witnessed the worst ever floods last year, has more than 10,000 people in relief camps this year as several low lying areas are submerged due to heavy rains.Wayanad Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who has been touring his constituency since Sunday, has assured all help to the people who are suffering."We are all with you in this hour of crisis and I call upon not just Congress workers, but all the people to work to ease the sufferings of the people. You don't have to worry about your future as we will help you rebuild your lives," said Gandhi while addressing a relief camp at Thiruvampady.According to preliminary estimates given by State Agriculture Minister V. S. Sunil Kumar, more than 18,000 hectares of various agricultural crops have affected about 81,000 farmers and the total estimated loss as of now stands above Rs 800 crore.( With inputs from IANS )

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Lok Sabha Election 2024

Heatwave In India

Mumbai Water Cut

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election

IPL 2024

Salman Khan

State AgricultureFOLLOW

State agriculture, Latest News

Aurangabad :Sattar is panicked by Thackeray’s visit

Allegation of opposition leader Ambadas Danve Aurangabad: The planned visit of Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray has sent State ... ...

National :Himachal aims to revive British-era tea industry

Shimla, June 12 Himachal Pradesh recorded Kangra tea, an orthodox variety close to Darjeeling tea, production of 10,01,419 ... ...

National :Dung boosting economic prosperity in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, Jan 16 Dung is bringing economic prosperity. It may sound surprising but it is happening in Chhattisgarh. ... ...

National :Admission process in Chhattisgarh schools, colleges to commence from July, says Minister

The admission process in Chhattisgarh schools and colleges will commence from July, said State Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey on Friday. ...

National :Kerala gets temporary relief from rain on Monday

The rains appear to have reduced drastically on Monday in Kerala, giving a sigh of relief to those engaged in rescue operations. ...