In a significant development, the District Development Committee (DDC) in Kottayam has directed the Revenue Divisional Officers to prepare a list of the government-owned Poramboke land in their respective locations to identify the encroachment.
A direction in this regard was issued by District Collector V. Vigneshwari during a meeting of the DDC here the other day. Addressing the meeting, Government Chief Whip N. Jayaraj pointed to widespread encroachment on government lands and four acres of government-owned land lying underutilised in Manimala panchayat.
According to Mr. Jayaraj, although ₹98 lakh has been sanctioned towards constructing a 1-km-long perimeter wall for the Karimpukayam check dam, there is wide-spread encroachment on the property adjoining the dam and it needs to be assessed and registered. He also called for a similar step in connection with Aruvikkuzhi tourism project as well.
