The Madras High Court on Friday directed Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department to come up with a solution to provide public access to a dilapidated temple found on 113.10 acres of land required by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) at Sivadi village in Nallamapali Taluk of Dharmapuri district.
Justices R. Mahadevan and P.D. Audikesavalu said a viable solution for renovating the 304 square feet temple and providing access to it from the main road should be found without disturbing HPCL’s plan to construct a storage terminal on 113.10 acres as part of a ₹3,072 crore pipeline laying project from Vijayawada to Dharmapuri.
The judges directed Special Government Pleader N.R.R. Arun Natarajan to come up with a plan by next week. The directions were issued on a writ petition filed by HPCL highlighting the difficulties posed due to the discovery of the dilapidated temple under the bushes. The corporation was agreeable to any order passed by the court.
