RTI Reveals Decades-Old Land Leases to Major Estates Without Tenure

Recent Right to Information disclosures from the Chalakudy Forest Division reveal that over 3,500 hectares of land were leased to Harrison Malayalam and Cochin Malabar Estates without any specified tenure. The land allotments date back to 1911 and highlight long-standing administrative oversight in plantation management. Additionally, records show that the Plantation Corporation’s separate 4,261-hectare lease officially expired in 2017.