New initiative to settle land disputes of UAE’s Keralites

New initiative to settle land disputes of UAE’s Keralites

Dubai: A visiting minister from the south Indian state of Kerala has promised to hold special adalat to settle land-related issues faced by the UAE’s Keralite expats back home. Kerala’s revenue minister K. Rajan on Monday said a special cell under the Land Revenue Commission will be set up in July to start accepting applications online from the Malayalee expats in the UAE. All files will be studied and issues will be addressed and settled through the revenue adalat that will be held every six months. “This will be a green channel to fast track the revenue and land-related issues faced by the expat Malayalees in the UAE,” said the minister while addressing a Meet-the-Press event organised by the Indian media fraternity in Dubai. “We are aware that expat Keralites are facing several issues related to their land back home. We are starting this initiative as a pilot project in the UAE where a large number of Keralites live. Later on, we will expand it to other countries also,” he said. The minister said he would personally head the special revenue adalat for the expats. “If everything goes well, we will hold it in person here. If it is not