With controversies raised over public land worth about Rs 400 crore in
Kovalam being encroached by a major private hotel group, the government has
decided to seek a report from the district collector on the issue.
''The district collector will be asked to look into the controvesries and
file a report,'' Revenue Minister Adoor Praklash told express. When pointed out
that the land adjacent to the famed Kovalam beach was worth crores, he said
that any decison on the issue can only be taken after the report is got.
The Express had earlier reported about
the allegations raised over the land that has not been claimed by the ITDC.
Despite having documentary evidence of its ownership, the government is alleged to have no access to the land and no steps have
been taken to take over
the land. Apart from this, tension is also brewing in Kovalam over a land related to a more than 200 year
old temple adjacent to this land with the temple authorities alleging that the
private major hotel group was trying to encroach on its property and the
adjacent land that belongs to the government.
The Village records, a copy of which is with Express, clearly show that an extent of 18.176 acres is still in
the name of ITDC even after after 40.72 acres of land was sold. The ITDC is yet to
respond to the land thagt belongs to it. As per the records the temple has about 1.50 acres of land,
which has now been challenged by the Hotel group. The hotel group even got a
stay for the a stretch of land that belongs to the Keezhathil Sree
Mahaganapathy Temple Temple authorioties
Source: The newindian Express
Source: The newindian Express
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