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This forced the officials to temporarily stop the land measuring activities.The incident took place around 6.30am when revenue officials entered into the farmland of K Chandrakumar, 53, of Erulapatty. How will I meet the expenses of my daughter’s marriage?”The officials, however, completed their formalities after a few hours. Dharmapuri: Seven members of a family made a bid to immolate themselves when revenue department officials, who have been measuring and earmarking land for the green corridor project between Salem and Chennai, entered into their farmland at Erulapatty village near Harur here on Thursday. Talking to the media, Chandrakumar, who owns two acres of land and a small house, asked, “Where will we go if the government were to take my land? He asked the officials to leave the place immediately, but the officials went about performing their duties.As the officials marked the land to be acquired, Chandrakumar, his two brothers, wife Mani, 48, sons Balan and Tamilarasan, and daughter Subha doused themselves with kerosene and threatened to set themselves ablaze if they were to continue the land measuring activities.The officials, subsequently, temporarily stopped their works at Erulapatty..