A complaint has been filed with the District Collectorate against a DMK office bearer in Coimbatore for encroaching a waterbody in forest land along the elephant corridor in Anaikatti forest range.
A rivulet flows through the Kandivazhi village in the Anaikatti forest range which serves as a water source for animals in the region. The stream flows through Kondanur, Jambukandi, Anaikatti and Kodungarai and merges with the Bhavani River.
A dam has been built along the rivulet at Kandivazhi to create a catchment area and save water. DMK Panchayat Union Secretary Surendran owns around 22 acres of the forest land near this dam. He has been accused of encroaching the land near the rivulet and other waterbodies in the surroundings. This region is also said to be an elephant corridor.
People of the surrounding villages have now petitioned the Collector to reclaim these encroached lands from the DMK office bearer.
(With inputs from News J)
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