MANGALURU: With floods playing havoc in Kerala, the state, known as `Godīs Own Countryī would have suffered massive economic losses, the estimates of which could well be Rs 15000-20,000 crore with a staggered impact of a few months, mostly on tourism, cash crops, trade including international trade from Kochi and other ports, besides shaking the lives of millions of people, an ASSOCHAM quick assessment has indicated. `In the stateīs Rs 8 lakh crore Gross Domestic Product, tourism and agriculture, mostly rice, pepper, cardamom, cashew, tea, coffee, coconut, contribute about 10% each (tourism -10 and slightly more for agriculture). Then, the internal and external trade contribute a lot. The...
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