Weather stations in all panchayats

Thiruvananthapuram May 09: In order to give the information on the weather reports day by day to the Farmers, the Kerala Govt has come up with a new plan.

Coming to details that, Kerala govt will soon have automated weather stations in all panchayats as part of the state government's plan to provide timely inputs to farmers, the state assembly was informed today.

State Agriculture Minister V S Sunil Kumar said the tender procedures had been launched in this regard. "Automated weather stations will be set up in all panchayats.

At present, we have 134 weather stations across the state," he said

Kerala has more than 1,000 panchayats. Detailing the impact of ongoing drought situation in the agriculture sector, Sunil Kumar said the state had sought a Central assistance of Rs 784.6 crore for taking up various relief works. According to latest reports, there was an agriculture loss in 1,07,316.59 acres of land in the state, he said.