Help is pouring in for student dairy farmer Kizhakkeparampil Mathew Benny and his family who lost 13 cows due to toxin ingestion on Monday.
Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development J. Chinchurani and Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine visited the family at Velliyamattom in Idukki on Tuesday. The Ministers promised the family that the government would provide five high-yielding cows free from the Kerala Livestock Development Board within a week.
“Cattle feed for one month from Kerala Feeds will also be supplied to the family. Milma will provide ₹45,000 as emergency financial assistance to the family. The Animal Husbandry department will provide training on scientific dairy farming to the family,” said Ms. Chinchurani.