The Aroor-based Association of Rail Doubling Affected (ARDA) has sought steps to redress the grievances of around 120 land owners when their land is acquired to double the 69 km Ernakulam-Ambalapuzha track.
They include a demand to also acquire tiny portions of land that are not needed for track doubling, relaxation of construction norms on leftover land, and alternative pathways to their houses/plots if existing pathways are acquired for the doubling process.
The Convenor of ARDA, A. P. Rajappan, a Navy retiree, said Revenue authorities have set May 25 as the deadline to vacate houses and other structures on the plots of land that have been acquired.
