Case against contractor, PWD officials for felling trees
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The Forest Department has registered a case against a contractor and Public Works Department officials for felling nearly 50 huge trees under the cover of road widening works of the Udumbanchola-Rajakkad road.
According to Devikulam range officer Arun Maharaj, the PWD contractor had sought permission to fell 21 trees for road widening on the CHR (Cardamom Hill Reserve) stretch. The request was sent to the higher-ups in Thiruvananthapuram as special sanction was required.
Meanwhile, the contractor also sent a letter to the District Collector seeking permission to fell ten huge trees under the Disaster Management Act.
100 acres of encroached land retained
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Action taken in Munnar, Wagamon following a Kerala High Court order
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The Revenue team surveying the land as part of attaching 17 acres of land at Pothamedu, near Munnar, on Sunday.
Action taken in Munnar, Wagamon following a Kerala High Court order
The Revenue Department has retained around a hundred acres of encroached land with buildings in Munnar and Wagamon on Sunday. The action followed a Kerala High Court order in this direction.
The land retained included 17 acres under the custody of Tall Tree resort group at Pothamedu in Munnar and 79 acres which was encroached by Kochi resident Cyril P. Jacob. The 17 acres at Pothamedu was encroached using fake title deeds.