Encroachments, mostly under-construction houses, on the dry portion of an irrigation tank in Melapunjai village near Chengam in Tiruvannamalai, were removed.
Officials of the Water Resources Department (WRD), which maintains the tank, said that the building work on the dry portion of the lake was started a few days ago. Based on alerts from residents, the houses were demolished under the supervision of S. Hariharan, AE, WRD (Chengam).
“We are continuously monitoring new encroachments in the tank, which is a lifeline for domestic consumption and farming. Any new encroachments are demolished immediately,” said M. Parasuraman, Irrigation Assistant.
