Land owner fined for damaging hospital in Coonoor

A private land owner, whose construction of a building in Coonoor town led to damage of the compound wall surrounding Lawley Hospital in Coonoor, has been fined ₹ 5 lakh by the district administration

A private land owner, whose construction of a building in Coonoor town led to damage of the compound wall surrounding Lawley Hospital in Coonoor, has been fined ₹ 5 lakh by the district administration. The administration said that permission had been granted to V. Yogesh Kannan to use earth movers to construct a walking path and retaining wall along Mount Road. The walking path was used by local residents, but construction work had damaged it. Around a week ago, two workers were also injured at the construction site in a cave-in, and police registered a case. Following this, more damage was sustained by the retaining wall of the Lawley Hospital and there were fears that continuing rain could cause a landslip and lead to damage to surrounding buildings.