Plea to display survey numbers of govt. lands, waterbodies

Chitlapakkam residents say it will prevent further encroachments

The Chitlapakkam Residents’ Associations Coordination Committee has made a representation to the government that survey numbers of roads, canals and waterbodies be displayed in its offices to prevent further encroachments. In a letter to the Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on Monday, the committee said encroachment of public spaces, government lands and waterbodies continued despite legal provisions including the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 and Tamil Nadu Protection of Tanks and Eviction of Encroachment Act, 2007. Its president P.Viswanathan said if the survey numbers of the government lands and waterways and lakes were displayed at various government offices it would help bring awareness among people about revenue records and prevent new encroachments.