Vehicle to replace donkeys to transport poll materials to Kathirimalai hamlet

As conducting polling at Kathirimalai hamlet in the Anthiyur Assembly constituency that can be reached after passing through the nine-km jungle terrain has always been a challenging task, election officials have decided to replace donkeys with a pickup vehicle to transport poll materials to enable the 133 odd electors to exercise their democratic right. Located inside the reserve forest area of Chennampatti Forest Range of Erode Forest Division, the hamlet has 70 families comprising 276 members belonging to Soliga community who depend on farming and cattle rearing. They have to reach Kathiripatti or Thanda village at the foothills by foot to purchase essential commodities.