Land Board for action against illegal conversion of Aranmula puncha, canal

Pathanamthitta: A report submitted to the Government by the Joint Commissioner of the State Land Board in July has revealed certain crucial issues exposing criminal negligence on the part of the officials leading to illegal conversion of the biodiversity-rich wetland and paddy fields (puncha) at Aranmula in the name of a private airport project.
In his report submitted to the Government on July 2, C. Reghu, Joint Commissioner of the State Land Board, categorically mentioned certain “commissions and omissions on the part of Government officials.’’
The Land Board Joint Commissioner’s report, signed by Dr D. Sajith Babu, Assistant Commissioner, further suggested that “Government may order a Vigilance inquiry into the whole issue so as to find out the official lapses and also to contain such instances in future.’’
It also maintained that the “lapses spread over different departments reveal a definite pattern which is not in the interest of the State and hence an inquiry confined to one department is not enough to reveal everything.’’
31/08/12 Radhakrishnan Kuttoor/The Hindu

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