Summary:
Ajitha is one among the 1,500 families living in various rural tribal hamlets of Peringamala and the lockdown declared by the state government in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak has left them in the lurch. Bindu K, a resident of Kariyilakuzhy tribal settlement, says she is unable to fend for her five-year-old kid. Many in the settlement are unable to sell their produce which includes rubber, cashew and other crops because of the lockdown. “We are unable to sell our products, which are the only source of income,” says Mukundan, another resident of the tribal hamlet. An official with the Tribal Development Department said that all issues would be sorted out..