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00:21There are about 30 families who work in this field.
00:24In the Pongal time, we have to go all the way to Kalaiaruvillu, Sivankai, Madhavatti, Kallal, Thondi.
00:31In the Pongal time, we have to do a lot of work.
00:34In the afternoon, we have to go to Madurai, Mulaparivudu, Jadhi, Thutti, and other places.
00:40Since there is water in all these places, it is difficult to work on the land.
00:45And we have to work in the rain.
00:48If it rains, it will be very difficult.
00:50In those days, everyone used to cook in clay pots and eat.
00:54Now they cook in aluminum or silver vessels and eat.
00:57If you cook in a clay pot and eat, it is good for the body.
01:00Instead of using a brick, it is better to use a clay pot and eat.
01:04It is very natural and healthy.
01:07But no one is following it.
01:09What we want is that the government should support us.
01:13When it rains, it gets wet.
01:16It is a waste.
01:17If they give us a set like Manamvaram, it will be very convenient.
01:20If they give us a set like Manamvaram, it will be very convenient.
01:23If they give us a set like Manamvaram, it will be very convenient.
01:27The government should support us.
01:29If all the people cook in clay pots and eat, it is good for the body.
01:34Instead of drinking water in a brick, we can drink water in a clay pot.
01:37We can cook Jadhi and drink water in Jadhi.
01:40We can cook everything we need at home.
01:45If you buy and use it, it is good for your health.
01:48It is good for us too.
01:50This is a natural business.
01:53We are from Sivagangam district.
01:55We have been doing this business for 25 years.
01:59Secondly, we don't get soil.
02:01It is difficult to work.
02:03We have to work with a machine.
02:05We don't get soil.
02:07We don't get anything.
02:09We are seven people working here.
02:12We are seven people working here.
02:16We have 25 families here.
02:19We are seven people working here.
02:23How much money do you get from Pongal?
02:27We get 10,000 rupees per hour.
02:30We get 2,500 to 3,000 rupees per house.
02:34We are seven people working here.
02:37We don't get anything.
02:40We don't get anything.
02:42We have our own machines, we built the old shed.
02:45We have built the old shed.
02:47The government built it.
02:49We don't get anything.
02:51We don't get loans.
02:53We have two children.
02:55We have been working for 25 years.
02:58We don't get loans.
03:00We don't get anything.
03:02They send Rs.10,000 from the government, but we don't have that.
03:09We don't have the money to pay for our education.
03:12We don't have the money to pay for electricity.
03:15I've been working in this field for 25 years.
03:19For 25 years, the government hasn't helped us.
03:23They don't give us any money.
03:27We work in the auto industry for 10-20 years.
03:33In a month, we earn Rs.2000-Rs.3000.
03:39We don't have electricity.
03:42The government has asked the collector to install two batteries.
03:47They told us not to run on household electricity.
03:50They told us to install two batteries.
03:55In a month, we earn Rs.1500-Rs.2000.
04:01We don't have any money.
04:03We don't have a house.
04:05We don't have a shed.
04:07We don't have a machine.
04:09We don't have any money from the government.