Though the Tamil Nadu government has built houses for a few Paliyan families at Kurinji Nagar (8 km west of Usilampatti), several of the Paliyan are without proper houses. The future of the Paliyan is very tenuous now that the forests, which are denuded due to illegal poaching and timber-cutting by the people from the plains, have much less area and biodiversity.
The situation highlights the plight of the Paliyan community who are facing displacement and dwindling resources due to deforestation driven by illegal activities from outside their region.