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The youths were acting at the behest of a group “No individual or a group can claim ownership over it”
VOICING THEIR ANGER: Residents of Sunnambu Kulathur stage a protest on Friday when a group of people attempted to take over the land earmarked for public purposes in Kovilambakkam panchayat.
TAMBARAM: A large number of residents, including women and children, resisted attempts by a group of people to take possession of 1.6 acres earmarked for public purposes in Kovilambakkam village panchayat near Tambaram on Friday. Tension prevailed in Sunnambu Kulathur village of the panchayat around 11 a.m. when a group of youths, who were not local residents, came to the village and began dumping stone pillars and fencing material in a bid to erect a compound wall around the land. The youths, residents alleged, were acting at the behest of a group that claimed ownership of the land. As soon as they entered the land, they pushed aside three women who protested the attempts to fence the land. As news about the incident spread, residents of Sunnambu Kulathur and Kovilambakkam came to the spot. Meanwhile, the youths managed to dump the fencing material. Kovilambakkam residents said they were outnumbered by the youths, who were also armed and hence they were hesitant to confront them. Though they informed the police immediately after they noticed the youths dumping the material, help came very late, they alleged. The group of youths withdrew from the land only after reporters and cameramen arrived. Later in the day, personnel from Pallikaranai police station took away the iron fencing material, but stone posts remained there. Residents of Sunnambu Kulathur and Kovilambakkam villages said they were using the piece of land for public purposes for several decades. They pointed to an overhead water tank and a hand pump in the land. In February this year, the Kovilambakkam panchayat convened an urgent meeting and elected representatives passed a unanimous resolution to protect the land. The resolution was passed following a notification from those who claimed ownership. ‘Anaadheenam’
Pointing out that the 1.6 acres was classified as ‘anaadheenam,’ residents said no individual or a group could claim ownership over it, acknowledged by Revenue authorities. As Sunnambu Kulathur and Kovilambakkam were witnessing a lot of development activity, land for public purposes was becoming scarce, they said, adding they would continue to protest if attempts to take over public land by private parties persisted.
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