The hilly district of Idukki has once again regained its status as the biggest district in the State after the government expanded the land area of Edamalakkudy village in Devikulam taluk.
According to officials, Idukki regained the status of largest district after transfer of the land from Kuttampuzha panchayat in Ernakulam district to Edamalakudy panchayat. The order issued by Principal Secretary Tinku Biswal stated that a total of 12,718.5095 hectares of land from Kuttampuzha village in Ernakulam district has been annexed to Idukki district.
According to officials, the government issued a final notification on September 5. After getting the land from Kuttampuzha village, the land area of Idukki district has expanded from 4,48,504.64 hectares to 4,61,223.1495 hectares. The total land area of Ernakulam district has decreased from 3,05,149 hectares to 2,92,430.4905 hectares of land. After the annexation, Idukki district has emerged as the largest district and has overtaken Palakkad. The total land area of Palakkad district is 4,48,200 hectares of land.
