Gavi- a plantation that accommodates Indian origin Tamils from Srilanka.

Kochupampa estate.

KFDC was established in 1975 as a joint venture between the state and central governments with the intention of producing more raw materials from forest lands. In the early 1980s, the central government designated specific camps—known as special camps—for Indian-origin Tamil refugees who had a background of violent resistance against the regime in Sri Lanka. The central government initially refrained from accommodating Tamil refugees outside Tamil Nadu due to the language barrier. However, this policy was later changed, and some refugees were rehabilitated in Malkangiri in Odisha, Sullia in Karnataka, and Kolathupuzha and Gavi in Kerala. A rehabilitation plantation was established in Kolathupuzha in the Kollam district of Kerala, and around 2,000 refugees were sent to Gavi, where KFDC had started coffee and cardamom plantations. Over the years, the central government revised its policies, ultimately discontinuing the renewal of plantations in Gavi, which is located within the Periyar Tiger Reserve. These policy changes created a bottleneck for the maintenance and repair of quarters. Additionally, the government is promoting the evacuation of people from Gavi, anticipating the concept of a manless forest. The workers in Gavi were settled in five areas: Gavi, Kochupampa, Meenar, 8 Set, and 4 Set. Current statistics show that 4 Set is completely abandoned, only three families remain in 8 Set, and a considerable number of families have moved out of Gavi, Meenar, and Kochupampa.

Children from Gavi settlement.
Ani, a worker whose parents came here from Kayamkulam, Kerala. /14th mile estate, Gavi.
Rajendran, on the right, Watcher of 14th mile estate. Chinnan, on the left, Watcher of Kochupampa.
4 set colony. No one is staying here.
Meenar colony.

Forest Guard and other workers/ KFDC ecotourism projects.

Kaaliyamma. The most aged woman in Gavi. She travelled in the boat that carry Indian Origin tamil from Srilanka to Mandapam Camp in Tamilnadu.
Linganathan. He travelled in the boat that carry Indian origin Tamil from Srilanka to Mandapam camp in Tamil Nadu.
Kochupampa colony.
She is Rajendran's (watcher of 14th mile estate) elder daughter who is married in Madurai in Tamil Nadu with a daughter, Kanishka. Rajendran and family reside in the 14th mile colony.
Muthulakshmi with her daughter Janani. Her husband James's mother, Lakshmi reached here in Gavi from Srilanka and married to Baby, a worker from Thiruvalla. Muthulakshmi's parents are Tamil.
Going home after attending a training of KFDC's eco tourism training.
Meenar colony.