Cut off by flash flood, Erode villagers protest for bridge
(WorldNews India)

Erode: Cut off from nearby villages by the recent flash flood, residents of Makkampalayam village near Sathyamangalam here on Saturday staged a road roko demanding a bridge across the forest river in their locality. Narrating their woes, the villagers said the river had swelled in the recent spell of rain and the sole government bus plying on the route had cancelled its service as access roads into the village were swamped by the waters. The villagers said they had to walk at least 25km to reach a nearby town or village. Makkampalayam village is situated near Kadambur in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) and it has a population of...