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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Rohan Premkumar

In second incident this month, O’Valley town panchayat in Nilgiris attempts construction work, flouting Supreme Court orders

In yet another case of the O’Valley town panchayat attempting to violate Supreme Court orders which prohibit building infrastructure to benefit non-Adivasi residents, attempts were made early on Monday (November 27, 2023) morning by the panchayat to begin construction of a road between J.J. Nagar and Anna Nagar.

The project, which has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹3.14 crores will benefit 10 small settlements in O’Valley, mostly inhabited by encroachers and settlers from Kerala, allege local activists who raised the issue with the district administration.

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