The agriculture sector in Alappuzha has suffered losses to the tune of around ₹124 crore in the recent rain fury, according to a preliminary report prepared by the Agriculture department.
According to officials, the paddy sector alone incurred a loss of about ₹112 crore. The rain and waterlogging have destroyed standing paddy crops in 6,400 hectares (ha) belonging to 8,467 farmers. Apart from the rice cultivation, farmers growing banana, vegetables, betel vine, sesamum, tuber crops, and so on have suffered losses.
"These are preliminary estimates. We are yet to complete the crop loss assessment in the district and actual figures would be much higher," said an Agriculture department official on Sunday.
