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Coimbatore: It has been more than 10 months since two government bodies slapped penalty on a private apartment on Nanjundapuram Road for digging up the road without prior permission and damaging underground cables. “In total, they will have to pay Rs 8.30lakh. Ideally, the officials could initiate prosecution against the association members for not paying the penalty within the stipulated time,” Kanagasundaram said, citing a recent RTI reply. But till date, the apartment has not paid the fine.Commuters on Nanjundapuram Road were shocked to see a 15ft-deep trench on the road after a rainy day in March last year. He said that only if stringent action was taken against the violators, such instances will be reduced..