THE coastal town of Kasaragod is gradually realizing its tourist potential. True, it doesn’t have the Taj Mahal or the Hawa Mahal. But it has the unique suranga, a narrow cave dug inside a hill which yields crystal-clear water. The suranga, a traditional water-harvesting structure, is an engineering feat.
Kasaragod district has thousands of such surangas owned by farmers. For some of them, it is the sole source of water. My own village, Padre, has nearly 100 houses without an open well or borewell which rely on a suranga. Kasaragod district probably has around 10,000. . .
