Mala: We have seen many heroes who helped keep the flood-hit Kerala afloat. These CRPF men are heroes to the school-going kids in Mala, a small village in Thrissur, which was severely hit by the flood.

A team from the Central Reserve Police Force helped the children get their schools and libraries back by cleaning the institutions in the Mala panchayat which, were buried in water and slush.

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As many as 300 CRPF personnel took up the cleaning operations and cleared the mud off several institutions and houses in the area, including Chakkamparambu DPM UP School.

Armed with shovels, spades and bills, the CRPF team reached Mala by Friday morning. They were received by a team led by V R Sunil Kumar MLA and a meeting was held to explain the clean-up plan.

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The team members were given precautionary medicines and sent to work at Annallur, Ambazhakkad, Chakkamparamb, Mala, Neythakkudi and Kunnathukad wards. The schools and other buildings were swept clean by the team on the first day, much to the relief of the locals.

The operations were led by IG Giriprasad, Commander N Pradip and Assistant Commander Alex George. About 150 more personnel will be deployed for the work and the operations will be intensified in the coming days, the officials said.

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