Archive · 23 May 2025
Joint Verification Planned After Cross Removal in Kerala
Imagine a church put up a cross on some land, but the government said the land belonged to the forest.
They took the cross down, which made people upset.
Now, different government departments are checking the land to see who it really belongs to.
The Forest Department says it's forest land, while other officials think it's for human settlement.
They'll look at things like houses and trees to decide who is right.
A report said it may not be forest land, but the Forest Department disagrees.
A cross erected by St. Thomas Church was removed by the Forest Department.
The removal sparked a controversy involving land ownership.
Revenue, Forest, and Police departments will conduct a joint verification.
A tahsildar's report indicated the area is revenue land.
Forest department officials maintain the area is reserved forestland.
- Who
- Revenue, Forest, and Police departments.
- What
- Joint verification of land where a cross was removed.
- When
- A joint verification will be conducted soon.
- Where
- Naranganam, near Thommankuth, Kerala.
- Why
- To determine the land's status after a cross was removed, causing controversy.
Local Residents and Congress
Forest Department
Land Classification
Local Residents and Congress
The area is revenue land and has been a human settlement for years.
Forest Department
The area is reserved forestland.
- Departments Involved
- Revenue, Forest, Police
- Location
- Naranganam, near Thommankuth, Kerala
- Event
- Cross removal
- Initiating Body
- St. Thomas Church
- Date of Removal
- April 12, 2025
- Authority That Removed
- Forest Department