Idukki District Collector Sheeba George has rejected the No Objection Certificate (NOC) application for the Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) area committee office building at Santhanpara in Idukki.
The High Court had directed the party to approach the District Collector to get an NOC for the construction of the building. According to sources, the collector rejected the application, stating that it is a commercial construction with a four-storey building. “The total built-up area also includes 12 square metres of non-title deed land. The party office also holds 48 square meters of government land (Porampoke),” said the reply.
However, CPI(M) Santhanpara area committee member V.V. Shaji said that the party had approached the District Collector for NOC as per the direction from the High Court. “We will demolish the 48 square metre road poramboke construction on Friday and again approach the High Court,” said Mr. Shaji.
