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COIMBATORE: As many as 165 village administrative officers (VAOs) boycotted their work and launched a one-day hunger strike at Tatabad here on Friday.They demanded that the Tamil Nadu government implement old pension scheme and provide basic amenities at their offices.Coimbatore district has ten taluks - Coimbatore South, Coimbatore North, Perur, Madukkarai, Perur, Kinathukadavu, Pollachi, Valparai, Sulur, Annur and Mettupalayam. The district level transfers should be given immediately. Most of the office of the VAOs are not having drinking water facilities and some of the offices don't have toilets,' he said. We were given training to survey lands. The post of the VAOs should be upgraded with technical posts..