As part of its
efforts to retrieve reserved sites that are been encroached, over 2.70
acres of land amounting to Rs. 40.3 crores have been retrieved by the
Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC).
An Official press release from the CCMC Special Officer Vijayakarthikeyan reads that 'In all five zones,a dedicated team of officials of the Town Planning Department have been deputed to check on all reserve sites that has been allotted at every street for common purposes.We have acted upon the complaints received from the people through CCMC's whatsapp groups and also through random visits by the officials. Since the process of evacuation began, we have retrieved 2.70 acres of land in total, worth 40.3 crores.
A board indicating CCMC's ownership of the property has been installed at all retrieved sites to avoid future encroachments. Shortly, fencing would be carried out in all such places'.

Break up of retrieved reserve sites:
East Zone:
Ward No 66 - Ramanathapuram - BR Nagar - 45 cents - Rs. 7 Crores
West Zone:
Ward No:6 - Koundampalayam - Poompukar Nagar - 83.16 cents - Rs. 8 crores
Ward No:6 - Koundampalayam - Sri Poompukar Nagar - 46.35 cents - Rs. 4.3 crores.
Ward No:7 - Koundampalayam - Auto Nagar - 14 cents - Rs. 1.5 crores.
Ward No:7 - Edayarpalayam - Sri Devanga Nagar - 15 cents - Rs. 1.5 crores
Ward No:7 - Edayarpalayam - Sri Devanga Nagar - 10.15 cents - Rs. 1 crores
North Zone:
Ward No:39 - Peelamedu - Bharathi Colony - 12 cents - Rs. 5 Crores
Ward:No:41 - Ganapathy - Gandhi Maanagar - 4 cents - Rs. 50 lakhs
South Zone:
Ward No: 99 - Kuruchi P&T Colony - 10 cents - Rs. 1.5 crores
Central Zone:
Ward No:72 - Nehru Stadium - Addis Street - 30 cents - Rs. 12 crores
Total land retrieved - 2.70 acres and Amount - Rs. 40.3 crores.


An Official press release from the CCMC Special Officer Vijayakarthikeyan reads that 'In all five zones,a dedicated team of officials of the Town Planning Department have been deputed to check on all reserve sites that has been allotted at every street for common purposes.We have acted upon the complaints received from the people through CCMC's whatsapp groups and also through random visits by the officials. Since the process of evacuation began, we have retrieved 2.70 acres of land in total, worth 40.3 crores.
A board indicating CCMC's ownership of the property has been installed at all retrieved sites to avoid future encroachments. Shortly, fencing would be carried out in all such places'.

Break up of retrieved reserve sites:
East Zone:
Ward No 66 - Ramanathapuram - BR Nagar - 45 cents - Rs. 7 Crores
West Zone:
Ward No:6 - Koundampalayam - Poompukar Nagar - 83.16 cents - Rs. 8 crores
Ward No:6 - Koundampalayam - Sri Poompukar Nagar - 46.35 cents - Rs. 4.3 crores.
Ward No:7 - Koundampalayam - Auto Nagar - 14 cents - Rs. 1.5 crores.
Ward No:7 - Edayarpalayam - Sri Devanga Nagar - 15 cents - Rs. 1.5 crores
Ward No:7 - Edayarpalayam - Sri Devanga Nagar - 10.15 cents - Rs. 1 crores
North Zone:
Ward No:39 - Peelamedu - Bharathi Colony - 12 cents - Rs. 5 Crores
Ward:No:41 - Ganapathy - Gandhi Maanagar - 4 cents - Rs. 50 lakhs
South Zone:
Ward No: 99 - Kuruchi P&T Colony - 10 cents - Rs. 1.5 crores
Central Zone:
Ward No:72 - Nehru Stadium - Addis Street - 30 cents - Rs. 12 crores
Total land retrieved - 2.70 acres and Amount - Rs. 40.3 crores.

