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The long-pending request of residents of Kalithimbam, a tribal colony successful the Thalavadi block, was fulfilled aft the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) commenced autobus services to the hamlet connected Tuesday (February 17, 2026), facilitating creaseless proscription for students and elder citizens.
Recently, S. Annadurai, Director of Tribal Welfare, visited the hamlet, interacted with residents, and stayed determination overnight. He listened to their grievances, peculiarly the deficiency of autobus connectivity. Residents said they had to locomotion astir 2 kilometres done dense wood to scope the main roadworthy to committee buses.
Around 70 Irular tribal families commute regular to the plains and different elevation areas for work. In the lack of a autobus facility, students faced hardship portion traversing the wood agelong and had sought the instauration of astatine slightest 2 services — 1 successful the greeting and different successful the evening. A study titled “Residents question autobus work to Kalithimbam tribal hamlet successful Erode” was published in The Hindu on February 7, 2026. Subsequently, Mr. Annadurai requested Collector S. Kandasamy to fulfil the residents’ demand. The Collector directed the TNSTC to run regular services to the hamlet successful the greeting and evening.
On Tuesday, a autobus plying betwixt Sathyamangalam and Thalavadi via Thalamalai reached the hamlet astatine 7.30 a.m., enabling 10 to 20 students and workers to question safely. The operator and the conductor were fixed a lukewarm invited by the residents. The instrumentality work is scheduled to get astatine 6.30 p.m.
