CHENNAI: After the Madras high court expressed displeasure over the state’s inaction in removing encroachments from water bodies, Tamil Nadu government has started a drive to remove encroachments from 440 water bodies across the state that is spread over 9,800 hectares.
Revenue and water resources departments are jointly carrying out the task. In Kancheepuram district, authorities have reclaimed 82 acres of government land worth ₹487 crore. Encroachers had converted it into mango farms, agricultural fields and had even constructed houses, hospitals and places of worship on those lands.
