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NGO says many families in Hunsur taluk live in dilapidated huts without any protection from monsoon fury

The Wayanad district administration has appointed nodal officers in the three taluks in the district to execute control measures in tribal hamlets to contain the spread of COVID-19.District Collector

Internet comes calling on a forest hamlet PALAKKAD, Updated: PALAKKAD, Updated: Students of tribal hamlet in Siruvani had to walk 5 km to access online classes Share Article AAA Much-awaited: Subcollector Arjun Pandian with students of the Shingapara tribal colony in the Siruvani forest on Thursday after Internet was made accessible to the residents.   Students of tribal hamlet in Siruvani had to walk 5 km to access online classes The tribal children of Shingapara (Muthikulam) colony, deep inside the Siruvani forest in the district, were on cloud nine on Thursday as they got Internet conn...

Grassroots-level initiatives in the tribal grama panchayat pay dividends Even though COVID-19 cases spiralled with the second wave of the pandemic, Edamalakkudy in Idukki has successfully resisted the onslaught of the virus with not even a single case reported so far. How the tribal grama panchayat in the Munnar forest division combated the virus merits studies. The reclusive Muthuvan community took some stern measures from the beginning of the first wave itself to shield Edamalakkudy, having 24 settlements, from the infection. The first step was a ban on outsiders from visiting the hamlets....

Wayanad's isolated tribal hamlet keeps virus at bay Belonging to the Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Group, the Cholanayakas are completely cut-off from the mainstream and live inside the forest in perfect harmony with nature.  Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Cholanayaka Chieftain Cheriya Velutha with his family at their settlement at Parappanpara in Wayanad. Cheriya Velutha passed away recently. (File Photo | Express) Express News Service KOZHIKODE: “We have been under quarantine 24x7 for decades, even before the advent of the coronavirus," smiles Parappanpara native Raghu.  He is spot on...