• SREEJA PUTHIYA PURAYIL

Unexpected flood in Kerala will have severe and significant impact on different employment sectors of the Kerala economy. People lost their employment, which is the leading factor for human development. Unemployment has been the most serious socio-economic problem of Kerala like structural and educational unemployment. Post flood impact mainly on agriculture and construction sector. Total loss is estimated at INR 9,477 Crore including wage loss of INR 7,301 Crore and inventory loss of INR 2,176 Crore. This puts the total damage and loss of the sector at INR 10,358 Crore. At the minimum, Kerala’s economy lost 2.6% of its annual income (INR 17,462 Crore) due to floods, excessive rains and landslides. This estimate would go up to 6.6% (INR 26,850 Crore), if the potential damage to the agricultural sector were also considered

Employment, Reconstruction, disaster management

"EMPLOYMENT LOSS AND RECONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES IN KERALA-A POST FLOOD SCENARIO", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.96-104, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906C17.pdf

"EMPLOYMENT LOSS AND RECONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES IN KERALA-A POST FLOOD SCENARIO", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp96-104, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906C17.pdf