37 Families of Paliyar Hamlets Light Up Under the Glow of Solar Lamps

WHEN the sun sets, the lives of these Paliyar tribals used to come to a standstill. However, this is not the case anymore in the hamlets of Kuravan Kuli, Karumparai and Petchaiamman Solai in the Agamalai forest area in Periyakulam Taluk.

- JEYALAKSHMI RAMANUJAM @Theni

Now, their nights are a little less darker from the light emanating from solar lamps donated by the NGO - Palam - under the CSR scheme of Henkel, Germany.

More than 50 Paliyar tribal families have been residing in the Agamalai forest for several years without an electricity connection. Considering their plight, Palam, a Chennai-based NGO, made efforts to provide them with solar lamps.