News Reading Practice #95

(100 Day Challenge)


KORAGA TRIBAL COMMUNITY SET TO RECEIVE TITLE DEEDS

Initiative to address missing land documents and undefined boundaries, which have hindered access to housing schemes and land cultivation

The Hindu Bureau
Kasaragod

The Revenue department, utilising the corpus fund of the Scheduled Tribes Development department, has initiated steps to provide title deeds (patta) to the Koraga community, a Scheduled Tribe (ST) group in Kasaragod and Manjeswaram taluks under the Operation Smile project.

Kasaragod District Collector K. Inbasekar has directed officials from the Scheduled Tribes Development and Survey departments to measure and demarcate 193.557 hectares spanning 59 colonies across 16 villages. It includes ensuring proper documentation and transferring land ownership of deceased titleholders to their heirs.

The Collector said the initiative was aimed at addressing long-standing issues of missing land documents and undefined boundaries, which had hindered the Koraga community's access to government housing schemes and left their lands uncultivated and forest-covered.

The Koraga population in the district totals 1,706 individuals across 539 families.

Despite owning land, their socio-economic progress has been impeded due to lack of clear titles and access to benefits.

Operation Smile will involve surveyors and officers from the gram panchayat, tribal extension and village offices, as well as community elders and promoters.

Mr. Inbasekar said the district administration was planning to complete the project within three months.

The initiative will be overseen by District Planning Officer T. Rajesh, District Survey Assistant Director Asif Aliyar, Kasaragod Tribal Development Officer K.K. Mohandas, and Assistant Tribal Development Officer K.V. Raghavan.

Revenue Minister K. Rajan will inaugurate Operation Smile on Saturday at the collectorate, with Scheduled Tribes Development Minister O.R. Kelu presiding. Local MLAs will also attend the event.

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SET TO - Prepared or ready to do something, or expected to happen. (തയ്à´¯ാà´±െà´Ÿുà´•്à´•ുà´•) 

TITLE DEEDS - Official documents proving ownership of land. (പട്à´Ÿà´¯ം) 

UNDEFINED - Not clearly defined or specified. (à´¨ിà´°്‍à´£്ണയിà´•്à´•ാà´¤്à´¤) 

HINDER - To obstruct or delay progress. (തടസ്സപ്à´ªെà´Ÿുà´¤്à´¤ുà´•) 

LAND CULTIVATION - The process of preparing and using land for farming. 

UTILISE - To make use of something effectively. (ഉപയോà´—à´ª്à´ªെà´Ÿുà´¤്à´¤ുà´•) 

CORPUS FUND - A fund established for a specific purpose, often for development or welfare. (à´ª്à´°à´¤്à´¯േà´• ആവശ്യത്à´¤ിà´¨ാà´¯ുà´³്à´³ à´«à´£്à´Ÿ്) 

DEMARCATE - To mark the boundaries or limits of something. (à´…à´¤ിà´°്‍à´¤്à´¤ി à´¨ിà´°്‍à´£്ണയിà´•്à´•ുà´•) 

SPANNING - Extending across a certain area or period. (à´µ്à´¯ാà´ªിà´š്à´šുà´•ിà´Ÿà´•്à´•ുà´¨്à´¨) 

ENSURE - To make certain or guarantee something will happen. (ഉറപ്à´ªിà´•്à´•ുà´•) 

DECEASED - No longer alive; dead. (മരണപ്à´ªെà´Ÿ്à´Ÿ) 

TITLEHOLDERS - Individuals who hold legal ownership of land. (à´°േà´–à´•à´³ുളള) 

HEIR - A person legally entitled to inherit the property or title of another. (അനന്തരാവകാà´¶ി) 

DESPITE - In spite of; even though. (ഉണ്à´Ÿാà´¯ിà´Ÿ്à´Ÿും) 

OWNING - Possessing something, such as land or property. (à´¸്വന്തമാà´¯ി ഉണ്à´Ÿാà´µുà´•, ഉടമയാà´µുà´•) 

IMPEDE - To slow down or prevent progress. (തടസ്സപ്à´ªെà´Ÿുà´¤്à´¤ുà´•) 

AS WELL AS - In addition to; along with. (à´…à´¤ുà´ªോà´²െ) 

INITIATIVE - A new plan or project designed to solve a problem or improve a situation. (ഉദ്യമം, പരിà´ªാà´Ÿി) 

OVERSEE - To supervise or manage a process or project. (à´®േà´²്‍à´¨ോà´Ÿ്à´Ÿം വഹിà´•്à´•ുà´•)

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