No burial place: Residents of Kerala’s Vaalumukku colony face ‘grave’ subject
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KANNUR: The households remaining on the Vaalumukku colony reside in everlasting worry of loss of life. This worry has nothing to do with spirituality or life past loss of life. They are apprehensive in regards to the burial of the useless as there may be not sufficient area for burial at this colony in Kelakam panchayat. Only a couple of months in the past, the kitchen of a home needed to be razed all the way down to clear area for burying an individual.
“The dead are lucky, as they don’t have to worry about the burial ground. It is left to us, those who are alive, to find a place to bury our dead kin,” stated Kunhikrishnan, 49, of Vaalumukku colony. There have been round 30 households belonging to the Paniya neighborhood within the 80 cents of land located close to Adakkathode city. But, as issues have turn into tough for each the useless and residing, many households left the place and solely 15 households are remaining on the colony now.
“Many of us have land in Aralam farm. But, people are not ready to go to Aralam farm as there is the threat of an elephant attack. And those who work in Aralam farm are not getting paid too. Things have to get better for us. People speak big things about us. But, we don’t see anyone coming offering some real help for us,” stated Kunhikrishnan.
Since there isn’t any correct burial place within the colony and close by areas, they’re pressured to bury their pricey ones near their very own homes.
“Sometimes, we have to walk over the burial place. You can feel the presence of the dead in this colony, as there are more dead under the ground than those who are living here,” stated Kunhikrishnan. “We have heard that the work in connection with an elephant wall has started. Once the wall is completed, many of us will move to Aralam farm,” he stated.
“Panchayat had spotted a place at Narikkadavu for burying the dead. Apart from Vaalumukku colony, similar problems persist in some other colonies in the panchayat too,” stated Binu Manuel, ward member. “After local residents raised strong protests against setting up a burial ground at Narikkadavu, we had to withdraw from the project,” she stated. “If someone could provide land, the panchayat is ready to set up a burial ground,” stated Binu.
As she stated, there are issues within the Narikkadavu tribal colony, Valayamchal colony, and Muttumaattiyil colony in Kelakam panchayat. But, since these colonies have extra land than in Vaalumukku, the issue is just not that severe. Worse, other than Kelakam panchayat, Kottiyur and Kanichar panchayats additionally face such points in reference to the tribal colonies.
“The issue is really serious and would be brought before the attention of the government,” stated Sunny Joseph, MLA. “The LSG department should make some real efforts to provide a proper burial ground for the dead,” he stated.
“We feel that the authorities have been waiting for the tribal people to move to Aralam farm so that they could use the land of the colonies. I am not sure about such things. But, I feel, there is a deliberate silence on the part of the authorities towards such a serious issue,” stated Kunhikrishnan.
The panchayat is continuous with its ready recreation. It appears no one is admittedly involved in regards to the useless belonging to the tribal folks of Vaalumukku. “Have you ever thought about the mental state of the people, who go to bed with the feeling of being surrounded by the dead? Kunhikrishnan asks. The dead are really fortunate,” he repeated.
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KANNUR: The households remaining on the Vaalumukku colony reside in everlasting worry of loss of life. This worry has nothing to do with spirituality or life past loss of life. They are apprehensive in regards to the burial of the useless as there may be not sufficient area for burial at this colony in Kelakam panchayat. Only a couple of months in the past, the kitchen of a home needed to be razed all the way down to clear area for burying an individual.
“The dead are lucky, as they don’t have to worry about the burial ground. It is left to us, those who are alive, to find a place to bury our dead kin,” stated Kunhikrishnan, 49, of Vaalumukku colony. There have been round 30 households belonging to the Paniya neighborhood within the 80 cents of land located close to Adakkathode city. But, as issues have turn into tough for each the useless and residing, many households left the place and solely 15 households are remaining on the colony now.
“Many of us have land in Aralam farm. But, people are not ready to go to Aralam farm as there is the threat of an elephant attack. And those who work in Aralam farm are not getting paid too. Things have to get better for us. People speak big things about us. But, we don’t see anyone coming offering some real help for us,” stated Kunhikrishnan.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Since there isn’t any correct burial place within the colony and close by areas, they’re pressured to bury their pricey ones near their very own homes.
“Sometimes, we have to walk over the burial place. You can feel the presence of the dead in this colony, as there are more dead under the ground than those who are living here,” stated Kunhikrishnan. “We have heard that the work in connection with an elephant wall has started. Once the wall is completed, many of us will move to Aralam farm,” he stated.
“Panchayat had spotted a place at Narikkadavu for burying the dead. Apart from Vaalumukku colony, similar problems persist in some other colonies in the panchayat too,” stated Binu Manuel, ward member. “After local residents raised strong protests against setting up a burial ground at Narikkadavu, we had to withdraw from the project,” she stated. “If someone could provide land, the panchayat is ready to set up a burial ground,” stated Binu.
As she stated, there are issues within the Narikkadavu tribal colony, Valayamchal colony, and Muttumaattiyil colony in Kelakam panchayat. But, since these colonies have extra land than in Vaalumukku, the issue is just not that severe. Worse, other than Kelakam panchayat, Kottiyur and Kanichar panchayats additionally face such points in reference to the tribal colonies.
“The issue is really serious and would be brought before the attention of the government,” stated Sunny Joseph, MLA. “The LSG department should make some real efforts to provide a proper burial ground for the dead,” he stated.
“We feel that the authorities have been waiting for the tribal people to move to Aralam farm so that they could use the land of the colonies. I am not sure about such things. But, I feel, there is a deliberate silence on the part of the authorities towards such a serious issue,” stated Kunhikrishnan.
The panchayat is continuous with its ready recreation. It appears no one is admittedly involved in regards to the useless belonging to the tribal folks of Vaalumukku. “Have you ever thought about the mental state of the people, who go to bed with the feeling of being surrounded by the dead? Kunhikrishnan asks. The dead are really fortunate,” he repeated. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp
