A total of 5,315 land conversion documents were issued by the Fort Kochi Revenue Divisional Office (RDO) to applicants from Aluva, Kanayannur, Kochi and Paravur taluks as part of a district-wide adalat which was inaugurated by District Collector N.S.K. Umesh on Saturday.
The adalat related to applications received for land conversion against the backdrop of the amended Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 was held at UC College, Aluva.
The Collector directly handed over orders to 20 applicants on the occasion. The RDO had received a total of 9,565 applications for land conversion, according to a release from the Public Relations department. The remaining 4,250 applications will be processed soon.