The panel, which held a detailed three-hour discussion on the issue here on Wednesday, recommended a law modelled after a Karnataka legislation that permits sale and purchase of agriculture land only for cultivation.
The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee’s party-government coordination committee has put forward a three-point recommendation for the consideration of the ruling United Democratic Front and the State Cabinet to tackle issues related to large-scale conversion of paddy fields and wetlands.
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