Chennai land grab row: NGO seeks action; Rs 100 crore govt land encroached in Ramapuram
CHENNAI: Anti-graft NGO Arappor Iyakkam has appealed to the state govt to retrieve Rs 100 crore worth of revenue land from land grabbers, who, in the name of a temple committee, have been encroaching upon 2.6 acres of land in a prime locality in Ramapuram.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister
MK Stalin
, Chief Secretary N Muruganandham, and Land Administration Commissioner KS Palaniswamy, the NGO pointed out that the land comprised in survey No 71 was confirmed as govt revenue land by the Madras High Court in 2022. Of the total 5 acres of land, 2.4 acres have been allocated to the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) to set up a substation.
However, the so-called temple committee of the Kalasathamman temple, which itself is an encroachment located in a small portion of the govt land, has been slowly expanding the temple to bring the entire govt land under their control and has begun the construction of new structures.
To restrict people's movement to the land, the encroachers, including local politicians, have shrunk the 11-metre long road to 2.9 metres in the last few years, claims the organisation.
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"Temporary thatched roof structures have mushroomed while iron barricades limit the flow of vehicles like fire engines and ambulances, and the residents who used the road for decades have been put under severe hardship," said Jayaram Venkatesan, convenor of the NGO.
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The temple committee, despite losing the legal battle to claim ownership of the land, has been slowly encroaching upon the govt land due to the lackadaisical attitude of the authorities concerned, said the NGO, and added that the entire land will be lost if the govt does not act immediately.
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