They worry that if water is also allocated to the brewery, Palakkad—known as the rice bowl of Kerala—may face a situation where rice has to be imported to meet local needs.

In his political column, Mr. Mokeri said the liquor plant had precipitated a sense of insecurity among farmers and agriculture workers in Palakkad, Kerala’s rice bowl and a hotbed of water ...

The State Budget for 2025-26 has proposed to introduce a comprehensive rice development ... Chittoor in Palakkad. A sum of ₹100 crore has been provided for the World Bank-funded Kerala Climate ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government has issued an order giving primary permission to Oasis Commercial Private Limited to establish a unit at Kanjikode in Palakkad to produce extra neutral ...