Kerala seeks Rs 1,000 crore from Centre to face worst drought in 115 years

Around 30,000 hectares of crops have been damaged thus affecting 2 lakh farmers

With the State facing the worst drought in the past 115 years, the Government of Kerala asks the Centre to release a relief assistance of close to Rs 1,000 crore. Kerala Ministers are expected to meet Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Radha Mohan Singh and others on March 28.

"Apart from a huge loss in agriculture, there were costs in terms of water supply and others. We have estimated the loss to the tune of close to Rs 1,000 crore and we are asking assistance from the centre," E Chandrasekharan, Minister for Revenue and Housing told Business Standard.