The word 'Sparsham' is now only a distant echo at Marad, where it had been a symbol of hope at one point. All the manufacturing units that were opened as part of the project in strife-hit Marad twelve years ago have shut down operations, and the project building lies abandoned.
Launched in 2010
It was in 2010 that Sparsham (Sustainable Poverty Alleviation and Reformation of the Sea-belt Area of Marad) was launched to generate employment opportunities for women in trouble-torn areas of the village in then Beypore grama panchayat, which is now part of the Kozhikode Corporation. The aim of the project was also to cement the bond between the communities.
