The Tata Tea company running the Kanan Devan Hill plantation tea estates in Munnar, on Wednesday scored a temporary victory over the CPI (M) Government of Kerala with the Kerala High Court ordering status quo for three weeks on the two dams and an electrified fence
KOCHI: The petition filed by Tata against the show-cause notice issued by the Idukki District Collector seeking reasons for not removing the check dams and the rose plantation on the land which is in the company
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Amidst the confusions over removal of check dams in Munnar, the Irrigation Department has now authorised the District Collector of Idukki to take necessary action against any illegal check dam in Munnar.
The Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Ltd, a Tata arm managing tea estates in Munnar, petitioned the Kerala High Court on Thursday against the Idukki District Collector
After A week-long deliberations at political and governmental levels, the CPM-led Cabinet on Tuesday decided to take action against illegal encroachments at Munnar hill station.
Unlike the earlier and unaccomplished one-man Munnar mission of Chief Minister Minister V S Achuthanandan, this time the eviction drive would be supervised by a three-member Cabinet sub-committee.
As part of a move against illegal construction and land acquisition at the tourist centre of Munnar in Idukki district, the Kerala government decided today to demolish two check dams constructed without permission of the government by the Tata Group. The Tata Group strongly denied the charge and said theere had been no illegality at any point.
