The inhabitants of Arayanjilimon and Kurumbanmuzha, two settlements on the forest edges of Pathanamthita, rely on raised dams across the pampy to reach the outside world. But with every magic of heavy rain, these narrow asphalts disappeared under a layer of rushing water, cut off the villages and left the inhabitants for days at the end.
In order to end this recurring suffering, the authorities will soon work on two bridges connecting these places. The Minister for the Planned Kasta and the planned tribes Development or Kel will be launched by projects 11 November. The work is expected to be completed within eight months.
The Kurumbanmuzhy bridge, estimated at the CRORE 3.97 GBP, was entrusted with Steel Industries Limited Kerala, while Bridge Arayanjilimon Bridge of 2,68 GBP will be built by the state construction company Kerala, the officials said.
“All required approval of various departments for the construction of bridges has been obtained. A large effort is to be made to ensure the necessary government permit for the construction of bridges,” said Pramod Narayan, lawmaker morning.
Kurumbanmuzhy, lined with Sabarimala forests and the Pampa river to the fourth, is one of the most vulnerable. Whenever the river increases, three colonies in the village find themselves completely cut off, and the inhabitants seek to travel after work, education or medical emergency events.
The 2018 floods worsened the situation. Severe deposits of mud drastically reduced the difference between the height between the dam and the river to barely four feet. As a result, Causeway now decreases rapidly whenever the river rises and throws life into these settlements.
Although bridge promises have been given for years, the project has faced a disproportionate delay due to consent. Meanwhile, the locals cleaned the troughs of the fragments, which remained behind the Kerala State Electricity Board for the construction of the PeruntThenaruvi dam.
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Published – August 25, 2025 17:37
