The state government has decided to send 60 doctors to flood-affected Kerala. The team of doctors will also carry with them hundreds of tents, food, and basic requirements such as bedsheets etc for the flood-affected people.

After announcing Rs 20-crore aid for Kerala which is reeling under floods and rains, the Maharashtra government will send the team at a time when the threat of vector-borne diseases looms large over the state. According to the directorate of health services (DHS), Kerala has already recorded over 800 dengue cases, and nearly one lakh acute diarrhoeal disease cases.