Concerned over a steady decline in the volume of immovable assets under its possession over the decades, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) finally appears to be moving towards a more responsible land stewardship.
As per preliminary estimates, the TDB has lost a startling 490 hectares of land in Kerala alone which were previously under its possession. Of the just over 3,000 acres under its possession, it also faces legal disputes in about 550 acres. At the same time, the actual extent of holdings outside the State that have been lost to encroachments over the decades is yet to be ascertained.
Based on the finding, it has embarked on a drive to collect exhaustive proof of its ownership rights over various properties through verification of old documents and taking legal recourse, among others.
