Anthiyur MLA A.G. Venkatachalam walked for 10 km through the Anthiyur forest in Erode district on Sunday October 22, 2023 and reached Kuttaiyur village, located on the Tamil Nadu – Karnataka border, and listened to the grievances of the people there.
The village, with a population of 450, falls under the Bargur panchayat in Anthiyur taluk. The nearest habitation is Makkampalayam in the Koothampalayam panchayat under the Sathyamangalam taluk, and is located 5 km away.
In the absence of road and transport facilities, people have to walk 5 km to reach the Karnataka border, cross the Palar river and get to Jallipalayam in Karnataka, to purchase essentials. When the river floods, and also when Karnataka closed its border during the Covid-19 pandemic, the village was completely cut off and people were unable to buy groceries or get to hospitals.
