Kottayam: Even after the Kerala government decided to step back from the SilverLine project , land acquisition notices remain in force, keeping landowners in the proposed region in a state of limbo.

The project had earmarked 1,221 hectares of land, with notifications issued on August 18 and 30 October 2021, neither of which has been officially withdrawn.

Much of the yellow survey stones laid on the land for the project had been removed by residents. Despite this, landowners are still unable to carry out transactions, including availing bank loans.

The Revenue Department’s LA (Land Acquisition) wing said that acquisition procedures won’t be pursued and financial institutions have been informed that the land carries no liability. Officials suggested that a decision to withdraw the notif

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