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A peculiar squad of the Revenue section connected Thursday evicted a large encroachment connected authorities onshore astatine M.G. Colony, adjacent Munnar town, successful Idukki.
According to officials, astir 20 families had encroached upon authorities Puramboke onshore successful M.G. Colony and erected impermanent sheds. Following a directive from the Devikulam Subcollector, the Munnar peculiar tahsildar led the eviction drive.
Munnar peculiar tahsildar C.V. Gayathri confirmed that the families had encroached upon nationalist onshore and constructed sheds.
“A integer survey is presently nether mode successful Munnar. These families encroached upon the onshore hoping that the ongoing survey would assistance them authoritative ownership titles,” Ms. Gayathri said. “The gross squad removed 11 sheds and evicted the occupants connected Thursday. Seven families that obtained enactment orders from the Kerala High Court were not evicted,” she said.
Revenue officials said the encroachments took spot during the caller Assembly predetermination play erstwhile the gross officials had been deputed for predetermination duty. “These families already ain houses elsewhere successful Munnar,” an authoritative said.
According to Revenue section sources, an organised pack has been engaged successful onshore encroachments successful Munnar. “They initially conception small, impermanent sheds connected authorities land, aboriginal person them into imperishable structures. These properties are past sold disconnected for tourism purposes,” said the source.
The officials said those evicted started rebuilding the sheds by Thursday evening. To antagonistic this, the Revenue section is readying evictions with constabulary assistance.
