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Mathikettanmala eviction from this week

By George Jacob

SANTHANPARA (idukki district) APRIL 29. Full-scale eviction from the shola forests at Mathikettan will commence this week itself, sources said.

A three-member high-level commission headed by the Additional Chief Secretary, N. Chandrasekharan Nair, which visited the area today, directed completion of the eviction process before the onset of monsoon, they said.

The Commission will have a day-long sitting at the Santhanpara Panchayat Community Hall on Tuesday.

Those who have interests in Mathikettan should submit their documents for verification at Santhanpara. According to the commission, these documents would be compared with the original documents with the Revenue and Forest Departments. Documents from 1922 will be made available for the purpose, they said.

The commission will declare a cut-off date for final verification of documents. Settlers should submit the valid documents to the District Collector before the specified date.

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