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TNHB residents on a warpath

By Our Staff Reporter

COIMBATORE, FEB. 1. The residents of the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) houses (Own House scheme)at Ganapathy Maanagar thronged the Coimbatore Housing Unit (CHU) office at Sivananda Colony on Monday demanding that basic amenities be provided and sale deeds for the houses purchased a decade ago be issued immediately.

The residents, led by the association president, S. Yogarajan and the Secretary K. Jayachandran, raised slogans condemning the TNHB for its partisan attitude towards its satellite house scheme.

Experts committee

They alleged that the TNHB had given the sale deed to only one "influential" buyer, who was yet to occupy the house.

With rumours rife that the TNHB structures were not quake-resistant due to poor quality, the State Government and the TNHB should appoint a committee of experts in civil engineering to study the worthiness of the structures and certify the same.

Such a measure would go a long way in allaying the fears of residents, besides reassuring them their safety.

Alleging autocratic decision on the part of the TNHB in raising the cost of the houses without even intimating the allottees, the residents said that the cost of houses had gone up by Rs. 20,000, Rs. 40,000 and Rs. 80,000 for the Low Income Group, Middle Income Group and High Income Group respectively.

The hike should be withdrawn immediately, they said.

Expressing concern over the poor infrastructure, the residents said that it was high time the TNHB took up the issue with the Corporation and provided basic amenities. The amenities included proper drainage, protected drinking water supply, bus terminus at Vilankurichi and good roads.

If the demands pertaining to maintenance of houses, handing over of the scheme to the Corporation and providing basic amenities were not accepted within a reasonable period, the residents have threatened to intensify their struggle by resorting to picketing. and despatch of post cards.

As a last resort, the residents have decided to `seek judicial intervention by moving the High Court seeking direction to the agencies concerned', the association said in a memorandum to the Chief Minister.

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