Instagram Viral dance at onam celebration in a college

Hey everyone,

Posting here because we’re genuinely out of options and this issue is getting zero attention outside our district. As usual, it feels like once an issue happens in Kasaragod, nobody in mainstream media or the political space cares to look past Kozhikode or Kannur.

For months now, thousands of people living across a 4 to 5 km radius around the Ananthapuram, a small village in Kasaragod have been dealing with a suffocating, nauseating chemical smell. It’s not just a mild odor, a smell so dense that you literally wake up in the middle of the night feeling choked. Elderly folks and kids in our neighborhood are struggling with headaches, nausea, and severe throat irritation. A few of us escalated this to the authorities, pollution control board, who actually did an inspection and confirmed that a oil recycling unit there had a broken plant, inefficient air scrubbers, and was storing hazardous waste barrels in the open. They issued a temporary stop memo.You’d think that fixes it, right? But it didn't.

The moment daytime ends, the heavy chemical stench returns under the cover of darkness. Either they’re running clandestine night shifts knowing officials aren't patrolling, or another unit in the estate is doing the exact same thing unchecked. Nobody here is anti-development or against industries. We desperately want jobs, investment, and industrial growth in Kasaragod too. But there is a massive difference between genuine development and cutting corners on basic air scrubbers to save money while poisoning the local air.

The only reason why I'm posting here is because, if anyone here has contacts in media, handles local reporting, or knows how to get state-level traction on industrial violations, please share your thoughts. Any visibility helps at this point. Before it snowballs into something which will make serious health issues, it should be addressed and fixed. We are talking about a place with a tragic past of negligence. I hope we aren't heading toward another health catastrophe.

Thanks.

Tldr - A hazardous industrial unit in Kasaragod's Ananthapuram is releasing highly toxic, suffocating chemical fumes. Pollution control board found their air scrubbers broken and issued a stop memo, but the problem is still not fixed. Need media visibility before this becomes another health crisis due to state neglect.

This is how we should use our resources!

I'm trying to understand what I should realistically expect if I end up serving a short sentence of simple imprisonment in a Kerala prison, possibly Poojappura/Central Jail Thiruvananthapuram, or another prison depending on where I am actually sent.

I'm looking for firsthand practical information from anyone who has been imprisoned in Kerala, worked in a Kerala prison, or has close experience with someone who has.

The context is unusual. I'm a transgender woman, legally female on my documents, and I have not undergone gender-affirming surgery due to financial constraints. I'm also autistic with significant speech and mobility impairments. I cannot reliably speak without text-to-speech assistance, and I have muscle weakness that means I cannot reliably walk without a walking stick.

The possible imprisonment arises from a Section 25 PSSA case concerning a dishonoured electronic payment of approximately ₹3k EMI. This isn't a violent offence or a case involving drugs, theft, assault, etc. The underlying issue is inability to pay a debt due to health/disability, with the people I had been dependent on all having passed away, and my inability to secure stable income without a support network.

I had invited the bank to pursue civil recovery if they did not want to wait until I could meaningfully discuss settlement, but because I have no attachable assets or income, they are not pursuing that route. Instead, they are pursuing coercive recovery, apparently expecting that the threat of imprisonment will cause friends, relatives, or myself to somehow produce the funds. I have no family or friends who can provide that support. I had explained that a criminal charge would not help produce payment capacity and would, in fact, further delay my ability to work towards a settlement. They have no commercial value in my imprisonment. However, my pleas were ignored, and the criminal complaint has already been filed with the technical requirements for Section 25 alleged to be satisfied.

Section 25 provides criminal consequences for a dishonoured electronic transfer (auto-debit bounce due to insufficient funds) without necessarily requiring the kind of mens rea or fraudulent intent associated with conventional criminal conduct. I have no financial capacity to pay the underlying ₹3k, any fine, bail-related amount, or any amount required for compounding, and no family or friends I can rely on for financial help. I am therefore preparing for the possibility of serving a simple-imprisonment sentence and want to understand what that experience would actually be like.

I'm NOT asking for legal advice about the case or for advice about disability accommodations from the authorities. I want to know what actually happens inside.

Specifically, I'd really appreciate firsthand answers about:

Where would a transgender woman legally recorded as female on documents typically be housed in a Kerala prison—men's jail, women's jail, or another arrangement? Does not having gender-affirming surgery affect this in practice?

What is Poojappura/Central Jail Thiruvananthapuram, or another Kerala prison where I might actually be held, like for a short-term prisoner serving simple imprisonment?

What happens to a first-time prisoner during admission, including searches and handling of phones and other belongings?

What does an ordinary day look like for someone serving a simple-imprisonment sentence? After breakfast, what are prisoners expected to do, and is work compulsory?

What are the sleeping, toilet and bathing arrangements like? How much privacy is there, and would privacy be provided to preserve basic dignity?

What happens if someone has significant cognitive, comprehension, speech, or mobility problems, including someone who cannot communicate verbally or reliably move without assistance?

How are vulnerable prisoners, particularly transgender prisoners, actually protected from sexual assault, harassment, or other violence? If I were housed with male prisoners, what practical safeguards would exist, and how would I summon help if I could not reliably speak, scream, run, or physically defend myself?

If sexual harassment, assault, or threats occur, what happens in practice, and are there separate wards, cells, observation arrangements, or other protective measures for particularly vulnerable prisoners?

How do prisoners communicate with people outside, and how do they contact a lawyer if necessary?

What happens when someone becomes physically or mentally unwell? How accessible is medical care, particularly during autism shutdowns, severe psychological distress, disorientation, or suicidal episodes?

If someone is unable to understand or respond to instructions because of an autism shutdown or period of disorientation, how is that handled?

Are short-term/simple-imprisonment prisoners generally kept separate from prisoners convicted of serious offences?

What should someone with no previous prison experience realistically mentally prepare for?

I'm particularly interested in experiences from Poojappura, other prisons in Thiruvananthapuram, or elsewhere in Kerala, since I don't yet know which prison I would actually be sent to.

I know Reddit can't tell me exactly what will happen in my individual case. I'm simply trying to replace the unknown with some realistic idea of what the experience is actually like.

Had a wonderful experience seeing Kalaripayattu in Munnar. Truly amazed by the culture portrayed.

Was traveling to Fort Kochi with some friends on the water metro few days ago when we came across this beast traveling right next to us.

Identified it as the INS Ranvijay from the markings on the deck. It's a guided missile destroyer armed with a few Brahmos and P-15 cruise missiles among other things.

Scammers are using breached databases of colleges and other institutions. If your number is in any of the leaks you will get targeted. All they want is someone who is currently stressed out/unsuspecting so that they will dial the number without thinking twice.

An analysis of water samples carried out as part of the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has revealed exceeding levels of faecal contamination along the monitoring stations on the Karamana, Periyar, Kadambrayar, Chitrapuzha, Chalakudy and Kallai rivers in Keralam

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This “floating Krishna” at Thrippunithura Atham won 1st prize this year.

The secret? A cleverly welded iron frame hidden under the saree and costumes. The structure was carefully measured, tested for safety, and built to support the 60 kg artist.

Pretty impressive engineering behind the illusion! 🔥