CHENNAI: The State Government has notified the rules for the protection of tanks from encroachers.
It has also outlined the procedure for evicting encroachers from tank lands.
The ‘Protection of Tanks and Eviction of Encroachment Act’, which came into effect on October 1, states that people encroaching on poromboke tank lands are liable to serve up to three months in prison or face a fine of Rs. 5,000.
Minister for Public Works Durai Murugan had stated during the budget session of the Assembly that encroachment of tank lands and pollution arising from encroachments could not be tackled in the absence of a specific law.
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