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The Hindu
15-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Land classification in Coimbatore Master Plan shocks farmers, residents
Some of the farmers and residents in Coimbatore city have opposed the land classification in the recently released Coimbatore Master Plan. 'The Plan has reversed the changes made in the draft plan and has not incorporated several objections registered by the public for the draft plan,' alleged one of the architects in the city. It is not legally right to change the draft plan when there are no objections and the objections given by the public should be taken into consideration. There are industries, property promoters, and individuals who invested in land based on the draft plan. For instance, one of the land owners near Vadavalli finds the land he purchased for property development based on the draft plan classified as agri land again. Many areas earmarked as residential in the draft plan is now reversed to dry agri land. 'We have gone back by 20 years. It means the land owner has to approach the Local Planning Area for a no objection area to develop that land and this will be a time-consuming process,' the architect alleged. The Kongu Mandalam Farmers Association and the residents of nearly seven villages in Annur area have opposed the marking of area for a 200-feet wide bypass road through the villages in the Plan. 'We submitted our opposition when the draft plan was released. Our objections have been ignored. We have submitted a memorandum to the District Collector now,' said Dhanapal, one of the villagers. When area is marked for a 200-feet road, the plan makes it impossible to develop that area. However, people have already developed some of the plots earmarked for the road project, he added. 'We cannot accept the Local Planning Authority's proposal to destroy residential and agriculture development for the road project,' he said.
Hans India
14-07-2025
- Science
- Hans India
Iron Age graves discovered in Shidlaghatta
Chikkaballapura: In a remarkable archaeological find, more than ten massive Iron Age graves have been unearthed on a hilltop near Maddegarahalli in Bashettahalli hobli of Shidlaghatta taluk, revealing traces of ancient life that date back about 2,300 years. This is the first time such a significant Stone Age settlement has come to light in the taluk, offering fresh insights into the region's forgotten past. The graves, also known as kalgoris or kalmane, are megalithic burial structures made from rough rocks and slabs, each measuring between 1.5 and 2 meters in expert K. Dhanapal, who is carrying out a village-wise survey under the Archaeology Department, along with Karnataka Janapada Parishad president A.M. Thyagaraj, discovered these burial sites during their recent exploration. 'These graves belong to the Iron Age megalithic culture, which flourished around 300 BC,' said Dr. Shivatarak, a scholar who has studied similar sites. 'These structures give us clues about how the people of that time lived. When they died due to diseases or other reasons, they were buried together, often near water sources.' Karnataka is rich in such megalithic sites, with over 1,440 large rock burial locations identified across the state. The site at Hirebenkal in Koppal district holds the largest number of rock tombs and has even been proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Similar large burial sites have been found in Arabi Kothanur and Koira villages in Kolar. The discovery in Shidlaghatta is expected to draw more research and may put the region on the map for archaeological studies of ancient human settlements in southern India.
The Hindu
21-05-2025
- The Hindu
Dyeing unit manager, supervisor arrested over death of three workers while cleaning tank in Tiruppur district
The Palladam police on Wednesday arrested two persons in connection with the recent deaths of three workers who inhaled toxic fumes while cleaning a dye waste tank without protective gear at a dyeing unit in Karaipudur in Tiruppur district. The arrested have been identified as Dhanapal (50), manager, and Aravind alias Jaya Aravind (47), a supervisor at the dyeing unit. The police said a case had earlier been registered against dyeing unit owner Naveen, who is at large, Dhanapal, Aravind and driver of a septic tank cleaner lorry Chinnasamy(36), who is under treatment. The incident occurred on Monday evening when Saravanan (30), Venugopal (31), and Harikrishnan (26), all from Sundamedu in Tiruppur, were engaged in cleaning the dye waste tank at the unit. The workers had not been provided with any safety equipment and they died after inhaling toxic fumes. Following the incident, Palladam police booked the accused under Sections of BNS 2023, and Section 9 of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013 and 3(i) (j) 3(2) (VA) of SC/ST Amendment Act. Subsequently, a compensation of ₹30 lakh each was handed over to the families of the deceased by Tiruppur district revenue officer K. Karthikeyan. Meanwhile, Chinnasamy's wife Jothimani and daughter, along with representatives of several pro-Scheduled Caste organisations, submitted a petition to Tiruppur Superintendent of Police Yadav Girish. They sought Chinnasami's release from the case and requested that relief under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act be extended to him as well, stating that he had also been affected in the incident.
