KMRL faces complications as Muttom residents protest over land reclamation

Q: I heard from a friend that the localites in the Muttom area have resorted to protesting against the land reclamation attempts of the Kochi Metro.

Krishnan Nair, Kochi

2nd March 2015

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This issue basically means that the KMRL has lost the trust of the people and they are unlikely to change their views after all the negatives that have been made clear to them. The whole problem came because they were not upfront about the impact of building the metro. Now Lets see how they will get out of this.

Aadesh Chacko, Kochi

6th March 2015

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A local person speaking for the villagers has said that filling up of wetlands and construction of concrete structures would prevent rain water from percolating into the ground. It has resulted in lowering of ground water levels

Vikesh Vaidyar, Kochi

5th March 2015

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The metro authorities see no way out of this as the localites have begun to barrage them with pleas to give the land that they have reclaimed. Also lack of transparency in this operation have led to beliefs in the locals that land mafia is involved in this.

Ayesha Bibi, Kochi

5th March 2015

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A lot of wells and other water sources began to dry up and the colour of the water form nder goround sources began to turn pale and change in colour. Also many people from here have started falling sick.

Sudip Ganguly, Kolkata

5th March 2015

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Oh, that. Yes. Supposedly they have now began to understand the ill effects of giving away their land. They were told about the negative impact that would cause problems for all the residents in the future because of the buildings.

Simon Benedict, Kochi

4th March 2015

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You know earlier when the farmers were asked by the metro authorites they were ready to give away their lands as they felt that it would earn a lot of money. But the scene has taken a turn for the worse and people have backed off now.

Arjun Sridhar, Kochi

4th March 2015

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I was around when this issue popped up. Basically 200 o so of the people from here across all walks of life. RIght from youngster, old people, women and children, religious people, environmentalists and activists all started planting the seeds.

Vineet David, Kochi

3rd March 2015

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Yes, the locals have now suddenly began cultivating paddy on over 5 acres of land to stop the reclamation from happening. But a couple of farmers have already given away their land for the authorities to work on.

Sathish Menon, Kochi

3rd March 2015

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The lands that the Kochi Metro are working to reclaim are a bunch of wetlands which have not been used for over more than 15 years actually. These lands were used for paddy cultivation back then but a few months ago nothing is being done anything on.

Vivek Varrier, Kochi

2nd March 2015

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Kochi Metro Rail has been facing a lot of complication in the Muttom areas as the localites and residents have decided to stand against the reclamation efforts of the Metro authorities. They have come up with a 'People's Collective' to fight it off.

Maria Nair, Kochi

2nd March 2015

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