Compensation worth ₹2.60 crore has been allocated to farmers in the Kothamangalam block who suffered extensive crop loss during the recent flood.
Crops in over 300 hectares were lost in the natural calamity. The heaviest damage was recorded in areas under Kavalangad and Pallarimangalam Krishi Bhavans.
The distribution of compensation has already started and all affected farmers will be covered at the earliest, said Antony John, MLA.