Vettivittakadu tribal hamlet’s lengthy watch for fundamental facilities attracts Keralam authorities’s intervention

The Division of Improvement of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Courses has stepped in to handle the longstanding fundamental infrastructure and health-care entry points confronted by 38 residents, together with 11 Muthuvan households, on the Vettivittakadu tribal hamlet in Athirappilly grama panchayat in Thrissur.

Positioned in a distant forested space, Vettivittakadu stays tough to entry. From Chalakudy, one has to journey round 88 km to succeed in Malakkappara, adopted by one other 18 km by way of Tamil Nadu and practically 4 km on foot to succeed in the hamlet.

Within the absence of a motorable street, sufferers requiring pressing medical consideration typically need to be carried on makeshift stretchers till a degree accessible by automobiles.

Latest incident

The division just lately intervened after Kumar, 33, son of Chinnapparaj of the hamlet, developed a well being drawback on Saturday (September 19, 2026) night. The Malakkappara outpatient clinic organized instant medical help, following which an ambulance was used on Sunday morning to carry Mr. Kumar down from the hamlet. He was subsequently taken to the Authorities Medical School Hospital, Thrissur, for specialised remedy. His situation has since improved.

A number of makes an attempt had earlier been made to assemble a street to the hamlet, however the initiatives couldn’t be taken ahead due to the excessive estimated value. The division is now analyzing the feasibility of chopping and bettering a footpath to make the route accessible as much as the purpose the place automobiles can attain.

As a part of efforts to enhance fundamental facilities, a proposal to assemble bogs on the hamlet beneath the corpus fund was offered earlier than the working group final month. The Athirappilly grama panchayat has knowledgeable the division that the out there funds are insufficient, because the estimated value of setting up every bathroom is round ₹5 lakh.

The district-level committee has now determined to look at two or three detailed proposals and proceed with the undertaking primarily based on feasibility and out there funds.

Ok.A. Thulasi, Minister for Improvement of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Courses, stated additional steps have been being taken in coordination with the involved departments and the native physique to make sure fundamental infrastructure and emergency health-care amenities for the residents of Vettivittakadu.