MALAPPURAM : To buy a lottery ticket, They had to go Dutch and are now laughing all their way to the bank. 11 women workers belonging to a plastic waste segregation unit of the local municipality here paid less than Rs 25 each to buy a lottery ticket worth Rs 250 and won a jackpot of Rs 10 crore.When the great news broke on Wednesday, the 11 women were sorting household plastic debris in the Parappanangadi Municipal godown while donning their worn-out green overcoats and rubber gloves. The Kerala Lottery Department declared that the ticket bought by the women after pooling money won the monsoon bumper prize—a staggering Rs 10 crore—because none of them could buy a Rs 250 ticket. On Thursday, a sizable crowd gathered at the municipal godown location here to greet and congratulate the lottery winners. “The excitement and happiness knew no bounds when we finally learned that we hit the jackpot,” said Radha, one of the winners.We all experience difficulties in life, and the money will help us in some small way to alleviate those difficulties. According to the nature of their work with the Parappanangadi Municipality’s Haritha Karma Sena, a green project, the ladies receive remuneration ranging from Rs 7,500 to Rs 14,00. The Haritha Karma Sena collects non-biodegradable waste from homes and businesses, which is then transferred to recycling shredding units. According to Sheeja, the Haritha Karma Sena consortium’s chairperson at the Municipality, this time, Lady Luck had been kind to the most deserving people.She claimed that all of the prize recipients put in a lot of effort and support their family financially.”Many individuals must pay their bills, marry off their daughters, or cover the costs of their loved ones’ medical care. They are battling the hard realities of life while residing in extremely modest homes, she told. It was interesting that the women had combined their funds to purchase a ticket for the second time. “We bought the Onam bumper last year after collecting money in the same way and receiving Rs 7,500.”. We divided the money equally among ourselves. One of the winners remarked, “It gave us the assurance to purchase the monsoon bumper ticket this year.
