Onam is a celebration of Wayanad’s resilience, and the district is organising festivities that bring together people and activities from all sections of society, Agriculture Minister T. Siddique has said.
He was inaugurating the Wayanad district-level Onam week celebrations in Kalpetta on Monday (August 24).
"The State government has taken extensive measures through the Civil Supplies department to control price rises in the open market during the festival seasons, including Onam," Mr. Siddique said, adding that the Civil Supplies Corporation had recorded a turnover of ₹300 crore in the State.
"The government has cleared the entire amount due to farmers for vegetables procured from them. The full amount due to paddy farmers in the State will be disbursed by August 31. The government is taking strong measures to ensure that everyone can celebrate Onam without financial hardship," he said.
Mr. Siddique announced that administrative and technical sanctions had been received for the construction of a critical care block at Elston Estate, adjacent to the Kalpetta General Hospital, at a cost of ₹45 crore. Construction would begin soon, he said.
