People stopped Amrita Dam work as it was dug too deep.
The construction of Amritakulam started on 30th July last at Taramangalam. But the people alleged that the government had excavated more than the specified depth and sold the extracted soil for Rs 4,000 per tipper lorry load. Yesterday evening, Ap
Local people, more than 50 people, went to the Amrita Pond work site and staged a protest by stopping the earthmoving machines.
Dharamangalam Revenue Inspector Murugesan, Jalagandapuram police spoke. Then, ‘Tharamangalam PTO will be informed and action will be taken. The police said that the work will not be done until then. After that, the people dispersed
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People complain with evidence
At Kamakapalayam near Thalivasal, the construction of nectar pond is going on. There was a complaint that the soil taken from the pond was being sold to private housing units. The people of the area lodged a complaint yesterday with photo and video evidence to Athar RTO, Saranya, Talivasal Tahsildar Varadarajan. Subsequently, ‘soil should be used for the bank of the pond. RTO ordered that it should not be sold to individuals.
Subsequently, the revenue department under the leadership of Tahsildar Varadarajan, stopped the work of taking out the soil. They warned that action will be taken if the soil is taken in violation.
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