Forest land title deed applications from Thrissur to be submitted to Centre by June 25
Revenue Minister K. Rajan has directed that all applications from Thrissur district seeking Central approval for forest land titles be uploaded to the Parivesh portal and submitted to the Union government by June 25.
The decision was taken in a review meeting held on Wednesday.
The applications, which have undergone joint verification, are being mapped with detailed surveys and transferred to topographic sheets before submission via the portal. Currently, 4,111 applications from various taluks have been prepared in this manner.
Survey teams
Acting on the Minister's special directive, eight survey teams were constituted and equipped with dedicated vehicles and other resources. These teams have surveyed 892.5301 hectares and prepared specific sketches of the land. , Also, a dedicated office was established exclusively to handle forest land title matters for the first time. This office is now playing a key role in expediting the uploading process to the Parivesh portal.
A district-level committee comprising the Collector, DFO, and other officials will review and approve the entries made in the portal. Breakdown of applications being sent from different taluks is Thrissur (1,590); Talappilly (1,643); Chalakudy (1,430); Kunnamkulam (19) and Mukundapuram (57). Additionally, 230 title deeds are ready for distribution and 359 title deed files are currently in the final stages of processing, according to Mr. Rajan.
8,355 applications
The Minister asked to speed up joint verification procedures in the 8,355 applications received in the district to maintain momentum in the title distribution process.
The review meeting was attended by Land Revenue Joint Commissioner A. Geetha, District Collector Arjun Pandian and other officials.
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