Cherumulayil Mary, aka ‘Mary Jackhammer’, who earned the epithet for her prowess in operating heavy equipment during the construction of the Moolamattom powerhouse in Idukki is no more. She was 90.
Mary, a resident of Moolamattom, came to be known as ‘Jack Hammer Mary’ for her contribution to the construction of the Moolamattom power plant.
According to her family members, Mary arrived at Moolamattom from Ponmudy in 1962 to join the construction works of the power plant. During construction, when workers struggled to install a transformer for the first phase of the project by crushing rocks, Mary persevered.
