A ‘defunct’ tractor pressed into battle against the virus
The Hindu
Having restored the vehicle, the Perumbakkam Village Panchayat is using it to carry out disinfection exercises
At one end of the panchayat office premises in Perumbakkam on Medavakkam-Perumbakkam Main Road, a defunct Mahindra tractor had been lying idle for over a decade. Mangled steel chairs and broken wooden tables added to the picture of squalor. The children in the neighbourhood were able to look beyond that, seeing only a machine that could take them on a mock but exciting journey.More Related News

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