Kombazha lies on the NH 47 in between Trichur and Vadakkancherry towns in Trichur district. The village is located on the national highway in the midst of hilly, forested terrain, close to the Peechi Dam catchment area. Most of the residents of Kombazha make their livelihoods from the forest and Peechi Dam. Rev. Father Abraham Mulamoottil joined as assistant vicar of Kombazha church in 1981 soon after his ordination. He was based in Chuvannamannu, about 8 kms from Kombazha. The people in that area were educationally backward and lacking in moral and ethical values, alcoholism being a significant problem. Rev. Father Mulamoottil used to come to Kombazha to engage the people there in the evenings in education in social and moral values.

During the evening sessions the issue of a need for a bus shelter or waiting shed on the NH 47 highway was raised to make the long wait for the only form of transport to local towns more bearable. Rev. Fr. Mulamoottil organized the design and supply of materials for the shelter. He sourced from the parish, coconut leaves which the villagers plaited in the traditional way to form the roof. Members of the village sourced logs from the forest to build the shed. The villagers were then mobilized to make bricks from local materials in order to build an assembly hall, which was subsequently developed into a school- St. Mary's Public School (CBSC), Kombazha, Vaniampara P. O., Thrissur Dt. – 680 652. Phone : 04872 687228.