# Kerala floods cost farmers Rs 129 crore, says minister

2026-08-12T21:10:13+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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Kerala's agriculture minister, Siddique, announced that farmers in the state lost Rs 129 crore in the 2026 floods. The current government is taking steps to compensate them, he said. The minister stated that the government will pay pending compensation from previous years in instalments. The Deccan Herald reports that the announcement was made on 12 August 2026.

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- deccanherald.com <https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala/kerala-farmers-suffered-loss-of-rs-129-crore-in-recent-floods-state-agriculture-minister-4109056>

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