The exploitation of tribal children in farms and plantations near Nilambur continues unabated in spite of the efforts by the government to ensure that all tribal children reach schools. School dropouts are being reported in several tribal hamlets in and around Nilambur.
Tribal children aged between eight and 15 have been seen engaged in labour in areca nut and banana plantations near Kakkadampoyil. The children of tribal families are being used as cheap labour for clearing undergrowth in private plantations and fields on the hills of Kakkadampoyil.
The neighbourhoods of Kakkadampoyil in Chaliyar, Urangattiri, Koodarinji and Thiruvampadi panchayats bordering Malappuram and Kozhikode districts with a heavy presence of tribespeople are witnessing the exploitation of children.
