The images of starving cattle being tied up on bridges to save them from drowning were a poignant reflection of the devastating impact of the 2018 floods in Kuttanad.
Almost four years after the deluge, farmers in Nedumudi, Champakulam and Kainakary no longer need to worry about the safety of their cattle during inundation. The construction of a multi-purpose elevated community cattle shed, the first of its kind in Kerala, at Chembumpuram in Nedumudi grama panchayat has been completed.
Officials of the Dairy Development department said the facility would be thrown open by Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J. Chinchurani on May 12.
