Members of Koraga community in Pavur being denied title deeds

Mangalore diocese refusing to part with ownership of land, say families

Around 250 families of Koraga community, the only Particularly Vulnerable Tribal (PVT) community living in Pavur village of Manjeswaram panchayat and Udyavaru and Kunjathur in Vorkady panchayat of Kasaragod district, are yet to receive title deeds.

This is despite the recent distribution of 589 title deeds by the State government in the district.

The tribespeople, many of whom have converted to Christianity, claim that in 1913, the Madras Presidency had granted 308 acres to Fr. Alexander Comisa to be handed over to the Koraga community and other deprived groups.