The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has directed the State government to expedite the process of acquiring land in Chittur, an area near Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd. (KMML) facing pollution-related problems.
The issue was earlier raised by N.K. Premachandran, MP, in Lok Sabha pointing out the need to take over the land and rehabilitate the residents to save them from the hazardous impacts of pollution.
According to Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey, the Ministry has requested the State government to take appropriate action in the matter.