After the safety concerns of Mullaperiyar Dam , Idukki has another shocking news..this time from tribal girls!
After news about the possibility of bursting of Mullaperiyar dam, here is another shocking news from Idukki district of kerala. In the villages of Marayoor, Vattavada and Kanthaloor of Idukki, it is reported that the tribal adivasi women folks take contraceptive pills to avoid menstruation.
According to the tribal custom, a menstruating woman has to stay away from the main house and she has to live in a special attachment to the house known as Valapurai. To avoid this inconvenience, the tribal women started to take Mala-D pills that stop menstruation.
P.T. Thomas, Member of Parliament from Idukki, confirmed that the news is true and said he was shocked to hear such a bad practice. One of the bad effects is that girls who just started menstruating and have taken the tablets for some years find it difficult to conceive after marriage.
Usha Henry, the village council president at Marayoor, told reporters that this has become a serious issue and they were running awareness campaigns against the ill effects of the practice. Pankajam, a health worker at the village said: "We do conduct health camps, conduct stage shows to educate them about why they should stop this. But one problem is that with the Tamil Nadu border quite close to these villages, if they don't get the contraceptive from shops here, then there are agents who supply it from there."
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