‘Officials had allowed landgrab on marshland’
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Arappor Iyakkam lodges complaint with DVAC
Arappor Iyakkam has lodged a complaint with the DVAC enclosing documentary evidence against various officials of the Registration Department who allegedly indulged in corrupt activities and allowed encroachment of the Pallikaranai marshland.
In a virtual press meet on Wednesday, the Arappor Iyakkam functionaries said of the 1,800 acres of Pallikaranai marshland, which is under the possession of the Forest Department, transactions had been done over nearly 1,000 acres of land with the support of the officials of the Registration Department in two decades. According to the complaint, all the officials involved in the illegal transaction held high and important positions now.
Arappor Iyakkam convenor Jayaram Venkatesan cited several instances where parts of marshland had been grabbed by some individuals.
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