Detailed loss estimate of rain-related calamities in Kozhikode to be prepared soon

Revenue department to provide compensation for houses destroyed in rain-related calamities, with detailed estimates underway for assessment.

The Revenue department will soon come up with a detailed estimate of the loss to provide compensation for people whose houses were recently destroyed in rain-related calamities. A preliminary estimate is now available with village offices and grama panchayats to be submitted to the State government.

“Field visits by Revenue department squads have already been completed in several locations to ascertain the loss. More areas will be covered in the coming days,” said a senior Revenue department official. He said the detailed estimate would give a clear picture on the total number of houses destroyed, partly damaged and the area of agricultural land hit by the downpour.

As per initial estimates, nearly 120 houses were damaged within a week after the monsoon downpour in Kozhikode district. The Kerala State Electricity Board alone suffered a loss of ₹1.85 crore with the destruction of its power supply network.

Details of crop loss would be available only on completion of field-level data collection though initial reports confirmed a loss of ₹5.8 crore. According to Agriculture department officials, crops in about 110 hectares were destroyed in various rain-related calamities. As many as 4,000 farmers were affected in the district.

Revenue department officials said the compensation requests for the families of four persons who were recently electrocuted in separate incidents would be given priority. They said the matter had already been brought to the attention of the State government.

Unlike the previous years, a large number of vehicles were damaged after trees fell on them in Kozhikode. As general insurance benefits were available for vehicle owners, the loss estimate would not include details of such occurrences, the officials said.

On Thursday, more families from temporary relief camps went back home after weather conditions improved. Revenue department officials said only around 40 families were now staying in relief camps in rural areas.