The Kerala Local Self-Government Department has allocated ₹16 crore to acquire land from 45 families living in the polluted Ayyankuzhi area.
Reader brief
Through the Reader lens: The Kerala government is moving to acquire land from 45 families in Ayyankuzhi, Vadavucode-Puthencruz, who have lived in a pollution-affected area for over four decades. The decision follows prolonged protests by residents, intensified after a nearby industrial fire in 2025 rendered their homes uninhabitable. The acquired 9.30 acres of land will be repurposed for a scientific landfill as part of a World Bank-aided solid waste management project.
What to watch next
- Fixation of land price for the acquisition.
- Initiation of land acquisition measures by the district-level purchase committee.
- Determination of whether the government uses direct purchase or statutory acquisition procedures.
What was said4
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V.P. Sajeendran
2 quotes“acquisition measures would be initiated shortly.”
In the article
…for over four decades, the Local Self-Government department (LSGD) has allocated ₹16 crore for the acquisition. Around 9.30 acres will be acquired for a scientific landfill. Kunnathunadu MLA V.P. Sajeendran said acquisition measures would be initiated shortly. The district-level purchase committee, chaired by District Collector G. Priyanka, will hold consultations with landowners and undertake follow-up measures, he added. Saji Kumar, an office-bearer of the Ayyankuzhi…
“acquisition measures would be initiated shortly.”
In the article
…for over four decades, the Local Self-Government department (LSGD) has allocated ₹16 crore for the acquisition. Around 9.30 acres will be acquired for a scientific landfill. Kunnathunadu MLA V.P. Sajeendran said acquisition measures would be initiated shortly. The district-level purchase committee, chaired by District Collector G. Priyanka, will hold consultations with landowners and undertake follow-up measures, he added. Saji Kumar, an office-bearer of the Ayyankuzhi…
Saji Kumar
2 quotes“expressed hope that further measures, such as fixation of the land price and the actual acquisition, would follow without delay.”
In the article
…by District Collector G. Priyanka, will hold consultations with landowners and undertake follow-up measures, he added. Saji Kumar, an office-bearer of the Ayyankuzhi Janakeeya Samithi, welcomed the development and expressed hope that further measures, such as fixation of the land price and the actual acquisition, would follow without delay. Families had vacated their homes after a section of 220-kV electric cables running through the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited-Kochi Refinery (BPCL-KR) campus in their neighbourhood caught fire on July 8, 2025.…
“expressed hope that further measures, such as fixation of the land price and the actual acquisition, would follow without delay.”
In the article
…by District Collector G. Priyanka, will hold consultations with landowners and undertake follow-up measures, he added. Saji Kumar, an office-bearer of the Ayyankuzhi Janakeeya Samithi, welcomed the development and expressed hope that further measures, such as fixation of the land price and the actual acquisition, would follow without delay. Families had vacated their homes after a section of 220-kV electric cables running through the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited-Kochi Refinery (BPCL-KR) campus in their neighbourhood caught fire on July 8, 2025.…
Sources2
- [1]The Hindu — KeralaneutralLSGD allocates ₹16 crore for land acquisition for Ayyankuzhi families
- [2]The HinduneutralLSGD allocates ₹16 crore for land acquisition for Ayyankuzhi families