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| Once a grass topped hillock..now a "lake" |
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| Afrikan payal |
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| Stone is money?????????. |
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| A grand canyon indeed..but be careful |
The
Maattu-mala is a strategic hillock in
Puthu-kkaad in Thrissur district. One can catch a full view from its top. Well nestled between large green umbrellas of rubber (
Hevea brasiliensis) trees, this hillock, seemed to me like a grass topped large boulder. This area was largely avoided by the locals and was traditionally a haven for
maadu (cattle)..hence the name.
Yes, a big boulder is a commodity, and it has, naturally to be traded. Like how we do with soil & sand. And trade, they did, ripping open and converting most part of it into a large monstrous "lake"(??)! Locals told me that a corpse which was finally fished out from the depths was "frozen". Now they are planning a boating facility with rope-way facility on it. Yup..
cashing on the opportunity..thatz a gud economic brain......
I was there on Aug 31 with my green army for unfolding green umbrellas over the left over earth with
Emblica officinalis (Amla) - giving our bit to convert
maatu-mala into a
nelli mala . The local MLA & the Panchayath authorities all planted amla seedlings.
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| Prof. C. Raveendranath, MLA planting a nelli seedling |
Yes, we were on a "Green Puthukad" mission.
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