CHENNAI: Four days after TOI highlighted that illegal street lights had been put up in Korattur and Puzhal lakes since 2018, the revenue department on Monday confirmed that the lights were indeed inside Korattur lake area and were put up for encroachers.
Ambattur tahsildar Rajasekhar, who inspected the lakes, along with city corporation and PWD officials, said no area named RK Dakshin Nagar in Korattur exists in records and all buildings in the self-named area are encroachments as they fall under PWD control. “We will give notices to all the encroachers. Tagendco and the corporation must remove their lights and electric poles respectively,” he said. Chennai Corporation officials said they would take action on removing the lights in Korattur after the revenue department hands over their report.
