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More than 50 residents, including women, of Thimmampettai colony were arrested for staging a roadworthy roko connected Vaniyambadi - Kuppam (A.P) Main Road in Tirupattur on Thursday. They protested against the allocation of government onshore successful the colony for displaced families from different areas by the territory administration.
Police said that astir 10.30 a.m., a ample radical of residents blocked the agelong adjacent the autobus terminus successful the colony against the program to settee displaced families from villages adjacent Vaniyambadi municipality successful Thimmampettai village. “Available authorities onshore successful Thimmampettai colony is less. Such scarce resources should beryllium utilized for improving infrastructure facilities similar schools, wellness centres successful the colony that volition payment residents,” said G. Bakkiya, a resident.
Based connected an alert, a squad of gross officials and a constabulary squad led by K. Sudhakar, Tasildar, Vaniyambadi, and S. Anandan, Inspector, Vaniyambadi Town police, respectively, pacified the agitated residents. As residents refused to disperse peacefully, they were arrested by the police. Residents were detained successful a matrimony hallway successful the area. “Resettlement of displaced families is simply a authorities policy, which has to beryllium implemented. Agitated residents should recognize and co-operate with authorities authorities,” Mr. Sudhakar told The Hindu.
Residents said that Thimmampettai village, a borderline colony connected Tamil Nadu - Andhra Pradesh, has much than 1,500 families, who are mostly babelike connected farming, cattle rearing and poultry farming.
Farmers said that the authorities onshore successful the colony is utilized for grazing cattle to supplement their income from agriculture. These unfastened plots besides service to store excess rainwater during monsoon thereby preventing inundation of houses and stretches successful the village.
Revenue officials said that astir 30 displaced families, who were encroaching h2o catchment areas successful Vaniyambadi municipality and on Palar river, volition beryllium resettled successful authorities onshore successful the affected colony to prolong their livelihood.
As per norms, each displaced family, connected an average, volition beryllium eligible for astatine slightest 2 cents of onshore (870 sq.ft.), provided they bash not person immoderate spot successful their names.
At Thimmampettai village, astir 15 acres of authorities onshore wrong the Samathuvapuram country has been identified.
Revenue officials said that of full 15 acres, 3 acres person been identified to conception dwellings for displaced families successful the village. However, residents objected to it arsenic the colony should person a sizable authorities onshore for nationalist utilities that volition beryllium built successful aboriginal for locals.
