Institutional History
When rural development initiatives began in 1952, four pilot projects were launched in Kerala. One of these was the Chalakudy Project. Mr. S. K. Dey, known as the father of rural development activities, laid the foundation stone of the Chalakudy Block Panchayat. During the British colonial era, the dense forest areas in the eastern hills of Chalakudy were extensively exploited. They used to transport high-quality timber out of the forest via a tramway line
