'Pattas' yet to be issued
Residents of Saravanampatti (Ward 29 ) along with their area Councillor petitioned regarding pending pattas for more than 700 families.
Out of the total 1500 families, only 700 were allotted proper pattas, they said. The revenue department surveyed the land of the remaining 700 families and declared it as reserve sites and was denied pattas, stated Mahadevan.
Hence, the residents today petitioned the Collector to re-survey the land and approve them of legal pattas.
Hairdressers Petition for Land Allocation
The Maruthavar Saloon workers welfare association along with the association secretary K.Maruthachalam filed a petition to district collector. In their petition they have demanded allocation of land for constructing houses or provide houses for rent.
They exclaimed that the Maruthavar community falls under the backward class. Due to this many people do not provide them houses for rent. This is leading many barbers to leave the profession which they are doing from the time of their ancestors and go to other city for earning lively hood.
They have strongly demanded the district administration should hear their pleas and provide them land where all the community people can construct houses and live together.
Terminate Tasmac
Residents of Udayampalayam, Ganapathy area petitioned to terminate the tasmac in their area which is within close perimeters of schools and temples. They alleged that the school students are frightfully disturbed by the boosehounds thronging the tasmac's. A similar petition was filed by the residents of Ganeshapuram (Ward No:69).
Plea from bonded labourers
Michael from Somanur filed a shocking petition at the Collectorate today.
He briefed in his petition that V. Subramaniam , owner of a power loom at Somanur has been torturing him to work wage-less at his factory. Michael had borrowed Rs.80,000 from Subramaniam, which he has settled in full with interest long time back but Subramaniam has been threatening and torturing Michael to continue work in his premise without any wages.
He has also seized Michael's belongings and has stopped him from working elsewhere. Hence Michael has seeked the Collectorate for justice.
Another petitioner with the similar issue from Mettupalayam also pleads the Collector to protect their family from bonded labour.
