Madikeri: Thanthipala, a village near Madikeri, was a place for nature lovers amidst paddy fields and coffee plantations. A hanging bridge was also made to provide connectivity to the village across a river and possibly the village name was derived from the hanging bridge.
The recent natural calamity has totally destroyed the village. The landslides have buried the paddy fields in mud up to a depth of 10 feet. Hundreds of trees have been uprooted and spread across the village with the whole areas looking like a timber yard.
