Free water bodies of encroachments: consumer body

Coimbatore Consumer Cause has urged the District Collector to immediately remove encroachments in water bodies in the River Noyyal system, including the structures constructed in Valankulam and Muthan

Coimbatore Consumer Cause has urged the District Collector to immediately remove encroachments in water bodies in the River Noyyal system, including the structures constructed in Valankulam and Muthannankulam under the Smart Cities Mission.

In a letter to Collector G.S. Sameeran, the organisation’s secretary K. Kathirmathiyon said it was on a case filed by the Coimbatore Consumer Cause that the Madras High Court had ordered removal of encroachments, granted permanent stay on construction in water bodies even if there were approvals and gave a year’s time for removing encroachments.

While granting the stay, the Court said it would monitor the progress made in removing encroachments, directed the Collector to periodically submit compliance report with map and photographs on the progress made in removing the encroachments and also share a copy of such report to the organisation.