Fulfilling the long-pending demand of the Kaani tribal people, land survey work has resumed in surrounding areas of Arukani under the Forest Rights Act.Kanniyakumari district Collector M. Prathap inaugurated the survey works on Tuesday following a request from the residents of Orunoramvayal during his visit to the settlement in September.GYOKAP Surveying Training Institute, Chennai, has been ordered to conduct land survey work on the petitions submitted through the gram sabha meetings, seeking individual land titles for the tribal people residing in 16 forest settlements in Kanniyakumari district under the Forest Rights Act, 2006.Accordingly permission was granted to survey a total of 716.79 acres of land in Arukani settlement under Kaliyal revenue village.
However, the survey work had been completed only for 113.31 acres of land in Arukani’s Melamannadi area. The remaining survey work for the areas in Arkuani’s Orunoramvayal, Pathukani, Katruva and Kallaravayal remained pending.Speaking at the inaugural event, Mr.
Prathap said, “The people have requested that land survey work be carried out immediately in the pending areas during my visit to Arukani Orunoramvayal settlement.”He added fulfilling the demands of the public, the Director of Tribal Welfare has ordered the GYOKAP company to continue the land survey work.The survey work in Orunoramvayal was thus been taken up to pave the way for granting individual land titles to tribal families under the Forest Right Act, he said.District Forest Officer A. Anbu and other officials were present.
Published - November 04, 2026 07:55 pm IST