Corporation Commissioner’s assurance on eviction of encroachments in Dindigul

An eviction drive would be conducted periodically in the city limits of Dindigul Corporation, said Commissioner R. Maheswari here on Monday

An eviction drive would be conducted periodically in the city limits of Dindigul Corporation, said Commissioner R. Maheswari here on Monday.

Mayor J Illamathi presided over a council meeting. Deputy Mayor Rajappa and other officials participated.

Responding to a question from a councillor, the Commissioner said that the officials had evicted encroachments in Mettupatti, which were illegally occupied for about 15 years. She said that the civic authorities would recover all the lands, which belonged to the Dindigul Corporation and would not permit encroachment.

When a councillor brought to the notice of an encroachment of a five-acre land in Odukkam, the officials said that steps were being taken to retrieve the land.

When many councillors cutting across party lines pointed out the demolition of two anganwadis, while widening works were under way on Natham Road, the Mayor said that the authorities would conduct an inspection and ensure that anganwadis are in place and that children should not be made to sit out and have food.

When CPI (M) councillor Jothi Basu said that no work had been taken up in his ward and that he felt guilty to face the public who accused him in filthy words, many councillors from the DMK, BJP and AIADMK objected to the councillor using such unparliamentary words in the council.

The Mayor and the Deputy Mayor also condemned the councillor for using such sweeping statements and pointed out that the Corporation had carried out works to the tune of about ₹ 3.50 crore in Mr. Jothi Basu’s ward alone.