The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : ``No land acquisition in villages of Tiruvallur district''

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``No land acquisition in villages of Tiruvallur district''

Staff Reporter

CHENNAI : An official news release by the State on Wednesday categorically rejected any claims of continuing with land acquisition in the Kuthambakkam-Vellavedu belt of Tiruvallur district for creation of special economic zones.

The release pointed out that last month Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi conceded to the demands of farmers from the region and ordered the officials to drop a plan drawn up in 1997 to set up a satellite town in the Kuthambakkam-Vellavedu-Parvarajapuram belt of Tiruvallur district, some 40 km away from the city. The original plan was to acquire 743 acres of wetlands and 952 acres of drylands. Notices had been served under the Land Acquisition Act for 546 acres of wetlands and 418 acres of drylands.

Now the Government has stated that neither drylands nor wetlands would be acquired. Irrespective of the work done and issuance of notices, the Government clarified that all plans had been dropped.

"Full of gratitude"

Responding to the announcement, former Kuthambakkam panchayat president R. Elango thanked the Chief Minister, saying "the villagers were concerned when officials measured the lands even after the Chief Minister's assurance last month. But now we are grateful to the Chief Minister for once again clarifying its position," he added.

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