Protest demonstration withdrawn

The Odampoki Irrigation River Protection Committee has withdrawn its connection to organise a protestation objection astatine Tiruvarur connected May 12 against the impingement of Odampoki stream slope for roadworthy improvement project.

Inquiries uncover that the Committee, which opposed the project, announced a protestation objection connected May 12 astatine the Old Bus Stand, Tiruvarur.

Subsequently, a bid committee gathering was held astatine the Tahsildar Office, Tiruvarur connected May 8 wherever the representatives of the constituents of the Committee - Makkal Adhikaram, Thamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi, Tamil Nadu Nila Urimai Pathukappu Iyakkam and Dr.Ambedkar Makkal Nala Sangam – participated and discussed the contented with the officials from the Highways and Water Resources Departments.

At the gathering the authorities officials clarified that the roadworthy enlargement task was being implemented for the usage of wide nationalist and retaining walls were not raised encroaching the river. Stating that the roadworthy enlargement task being implemented connected the stream banks only, the officials assured that culverts would beryllium created on the carriageway to guarantee travel of h2o to the adjacent irrigation channels.

The Committee decided to retreat its protestation objection slated for May 12, sources said.

However, societal and situation extortion activists successful Tiruvarur expressed their dissent implicit the handling of the contented by the authorities officials progressive successful the implementation of this project.

The activists connected information of anonymity claimed that the impingement of the banks of Odapoki and Kidaramkondan drain channel, for widening of the carriageways and for instauration of Tiruvarur by-pass would decidedly person a telling effect connected the earthy flood drain facility.

Another constituent of the project, covering the stream furniture and the drain transmission with cement factual would person a nonstop interaction connected the groundwater availability successful Tiruvarur municipality and surrounding areas, an contented said to person not been discussed astatine the bid committee meeting.

Further, the question of whether an situation interaction appraisal had been carried retired nor not remains unanswered, they added.