For Quick Alerts
For Daily Alerts
Central team visits rain-hit Kuttanad area
Alappuzha, Apr 4 (UNI) A Central team, headed by joint secretary in the Home Department, A K Yadav today visited the Kuttanad area to assess agriculture loss in the recent summer rains.
Mr A K Raina and Mr M Manoharan are the other members of the team, which visited several villages in the Kuttanad area this morning.
The team members also met representatives of farmers, non-government organisations and other persons at the District Collectorate.
The district administration has submitted a report putting the loss of crops at about Rs 109 crore.
Mancompu and Kainakary were among the areas visited by the team, which later left for Kottayam district.
UNI
XR
ARC
ROY
RL
HS1829
Comments
Story first published: Friday, April 4, 2008, 19:05 [IST]