Tribal people seek high-level bridge at Kadambur
The Hindu
People of Eriyur hamlet in Kadambur Hills have urged the district administration to construct a high-level bridge across the stream so that their hamlet remains accessible during the rainy season.
In a petition to the district administration, they said that there were 52 families residing in the hamlet for many years now. In order to reach their hamlet from Kadambur, they cross the stream that carries water throughout the year. But during the rainy season, flooding occurs in the stream and their hamlet remains cutoff for many days forcing students and workers to stay at their houses. “Only after water recedes in the stream, they can move to schools or work place”, the petition said.
The residents of the hamlet submitted a petition to the administration on February 8 last year seeking a bridge. “We have received a reply that a bridge would be constructed in the financial year 2022”, they claimed and added that no steps were taken so far for constructing a bridge.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.