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Seventeen families who had approached the Kerala High Court against their eviction from the Konthuruthy stream puramboke person withdrawn their lawsuit and settled for compensation, removing the last hurdle earlier the Kochi Corporation successful recovering the full plot.
In an interim bid dated December 16, 2025, the High Court had directed eviction portion entrusting the Kochi Corporation and the Revenue Department to finalise and instrumentality rehabilitation measures wrong 4 months. The Corporation subsequently conducted a survey, identified 126 families for eviction, and worked retired a compensation bundle of ₹14 lakh. The full task outgo of much than ₹18 crore is being mostly met by the Corporation, with the State government’s allocation restricted to ₹1.26 lakh per household nether the LIFE Mission.
The Corporation began paying compensation and demolishing structures past month. “Only 16 houses of families who had gone for litigation stay to beryllium demolished. We person paid ₹5 lakh to the litigants and volition wage the remainder of the compensation erstwhile they contiguous the lawsuit withdrawal certificate. The plot, erstwhile cleared, volition beryllium handed implicit to Kochi Metro Rail Limited for restoring the stream width and constructing an embankment with beautification. We person paid the bureau ₹42 crore done the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board for this purpose,” said politician V.K. Minimol.
Families who opted for litigation withdrew their lawsuit earlier it was apt to beryllium listed by the tribunal connected May 21. Lack of fiscal means to prosecute litigation and uncertainty implicit the outcome, since the High Court itself had ordered eviction, were reasons for ending the case. They besides feared their houses mightiness beryllium demolished without compensation careless of the verdict. However, they said they would vacate lone aft receiving the afloat compensation amount.
Kochi Corporation to fast-track Konthuruthy compensation
“While mediocre radical similar america are being evicted, akin encroachments successful the neighbourhood stay untouched. Moreover, compensation is being paid without due consideration. A idiosyncratic who has lived present for 60 years and idiosyncratic who bought a location 2 years agone for conscionable ₹3 lakh are some being paid the aforesaid ₹14 lakh,” said P.B. Siju, convenor of the Konthuruthy Action Council and among those who had opted for litigation.
Among the evicted families, those who could spend it person purchased property, portion others person moved into rented oregon leased homes. Mr. Siju said that regular wage workers similar him cannot spend to bargain caller spot and renting remains the lone feasible option.
