Madurai
The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has directed the Pudukkottai district authorities to remove encroachments in Kunnakurumbi tank in Aranthangi and file a report on the action taken.
A Division Bench of Justices T.S. Sivagnanam and S. Ananthi passed the direction on the petition filed by R. Pandidurai of Aranthangi. He said that the tank was the main source of water for the surrounding areas.
He said the feeding channels to the tank were encroached upon by individuals. Improper maintenance of the culverts constructed on Aranthangi-Pudukkottai Road was another reason.
The encroachments resulted in shortage of water supply to the tank and the farmers were affected. Due to the poor maintenance of the tank, it could not be filled to its full capacity even during the rainy season, the petitioner said.
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HC dismisses pleas pertaining to toll plaza, fee collection
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The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court dismissed a petition that sought a direction to the authorities not to collect toll at the Chittampatti toll plaza for those vehicles that use the State Highway 191 (Melur, Thiruppathur, Karaikudi, Pudukkottai, etc).
The court was hearing the petition filed by advocate R.M. Arun Swaminathan who sought an exemption of the vehicles using SH 191. He said that the vehicles proceeding towards Melur, Thiruppathur, Karaikudi, Pudukkottai do not pass through the entire stretch of the toll road.
These vehicles use less than 15 km of the road, but were compelled to pay the toll amount. An adjustment should be made so that the road users are charged according to the distance travelled by them and not the full distance, he said.
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