The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation is all set to take up the flat project for Scheduled Caste beneficiaries in two acres of land in Mannamoola, which has been at the centre of disputes for long. More than a hundred homeless SC families had pitched tents on the land in 2015, accusing the civic body of going slow on its plan for constructing houses for them.
Reason for protest
The Corporation had bought the land in 1998 using funds from a Special Component Plan (SCP) for Scheduled Castes (SCs). However, right from the early days, there has been a constant opposition to the project from the residents, who were against attempts at "setting up a colony" in the area. These protests led to the project being postponed multiple times. The SC families began a protest here in 2015, under the aegis of the Kerala Samyukta Bhoosamara Samithi, formed by a local leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
