Due to food shortages during the period of C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, people were given 5 acres of land each as part of the decision to lease out the swamps.[1] These villages were rich in paddy cultivation. After Indian independence the village became part of Idukki district of Kerala. The subsequent Communist government came to power after formation of Kerala state gave the land to the families.[1]
Vairamani, the main town between Thodupuzha and Kattappana was a commercial center of the nearby villages of Kuthirakuthi, Mayyanna, Kayanattupara, Venganam, Churuli, Ktavara, Muthikandam and Nadakkavayal.[1] Before the village was completely evicted more than 2000 families lived here.[1] Before the construction of the dam, there was a motorable road through the forest to Kattappana via Vairamani.[2] The village was submerged in water in 1974 when the reservoir of the Idukki Dam was filled with water.[1] The families there were resettled in Vannappuram, Chalakudy, Manjapra, Koruthodu and Chelachuvad areas.[1] Each family was given 3 acres of land.[1] The Christian church St. Thomas' Church in Vairamani, which was more than a hundred years old, was renamed St. Mary's Church and later relocated to Kulamavu.[3]
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