For 90-year-old Kunji, the title deed she received on Friday was not a mere document, but the end of a struggle that spans over 45 years. All these years, she had strived in vain to secure a title deed for her husband’s land, but each attempt was unsuccessful due to technical glitches.
She had continued to fight despite adversities such as the demise of her husband and advanced years. She came to the district-level Pattaya Mela at Chitara with her daughter, and the elderly women could finally clinch her dream leaning on a walking stick.
Kunji was one among the many happy faces at the auditorium where 466 title deeds were distributed. It includes 82 fishers belonging to the coastal belt from Pallithottam to Moothakara who had been residing there for 50 years. They were issued title deeds through ‘vathilpadi (doorstep) pattayam’ as the officials had visited their houses to accept the application. Kollam is also the first district in the State to implement the scheme.
