Kerala Kaumudi impact: After years of struggle, five cents of land given to Shyamala and daughter Mani by government

KASARGOD: After four years of wait and legal battle, the government has finally given five cents of land to 70-year old Valliyot Shyamala and her daughter Mani, who lives in a rented house in Chembrakanam. Kerala Kaumudi helped her for this. In 2014, Shyamala was allotted three cents of land in reserve number 381/1 A8D at Padikkeel in Kodakkad village through the Zero Landless project in Kerala.

The Pilikode panchayat has also sanctioned money for housing through the Life project. But when she was preparing to build a house in 2018, the neighbor chased him away, claiming the land was his. Shyamala and Mani approached several offices for justice. This plight was published by Kerala Kaumudi on November 1, 2021. Subsequently, the District Collector sought the report as per the directions of the Minister of Revenue.

An investigation by the deputy tehsildar found that it was difficult to build a house here. The village officer at the time claimed that the land was not available when the minister proposed to replace it. But the newly arrived village officer Santosh Valiyapoyil informed that five cents of land could be allotted on Reserve Road No. 349/93 on the roadside. Then at a function held at the taluk office on Thursday, E. Chandrasekharan MLA handed over the pattayam in the presence of officials. Revenue Minister K.S. Rajan also participated online. Shyamala and Mani thanked Kerala Kaumudi.