Activist alleges threat from encroachers

‘A group of people visited my house and warned me of dire consequences’

An activist engaged in the restoration of the Korattur lake recently lodged a complaint with the police of threats from a group that had allegedly encroached on the waterbody. The complaint by S. Sekaran, of Korattur Aeri Padukappu Makkal Iyakkam (KAPMI), followed a report, ‘Repeated encroachment of lakes raises concern’, that appeared in The Hindu on June 27. In it, he was quoted on the need to protect the waterbodies from encroachments that resurfaced.