Expressing the eagerness of the State government to issue title deeds for those settled in Ponthapuzha, Revenue Minister K. Rajan has said the land issue at Perumpetty has been included in the Minister’s priority plan.
Inaugurating a district-level title deed distribution fair at Ranni on Friday, the Minister pointed out that the settlers at Ponathapuzha continued to suffer from an issue beyond the State government’s control. “A Central government nod is required to measure and distribute forest-related land and an application has been submitted on the Parivesh portal for this. A team from Bengaluru inspected the site and the five points raised by them have been answered correctly. As soon the final approval of the Central committee is received, the certificate will be issued,’’ he said.
Holding that the granting of title deeds could be carried out only in accordance with the existing set of rules, the Minister said the Left Democratic Front government would not hesitate to amend the rules and regulations to grant title deeds to the landless. The land under possession of illegal holders, no matter how big they are, would be seized and redistributed, he added.
