PATHANAMTHITTA: A joint survey conducted by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and the Forest Department began on Monday at the hilltop near Pampa.The survey is being done to identify the land owned by the TDB at Sabarimala, Pampa and Nilackal, said TDB president A Padmakumar.
According to the officers, the TDB owns 495.53 acres of land in all the three places. Earlier, the TDB had approached the Kerala High Court against the Forest Department for imposing restrictions on development activities on its land.
The present survey will resolve the disputes between the Devaswom Board and Forest Department.
Recently, the advocate commissioner appointed by the High Court A S P Kurup brought the issue before the court following which it ordered for completing the survey immediately.Kurup was appointed advocate commissioner for the survey.