Summary:
Tirupur: The state government has decided to withdraw two main cases registered against 20 people who struggled for Athikadavu-Avinashi drinking water supply and groundwater recharge scheme. The Avinashi police booked 20 people, in the both cases, under sections 147, 188, and 341 of the IPC. Though the police had filed chargesheet before the Avinashi JM court, it was yet to be tried.The cases were not withdrawn despite the state government announcing to implement the project.On Monday, a few protesters met higher authorities in the state home department, which promised them that their cases would be dropped within 20 days. The Avinashi police will soon file a fresh petition before the Avinashi judicial magistrate court, praying to dissolve the cases.As the state government did not take any concrete step to implement the Athikadavu-Avinashi water scheme, people including farmers staged hunger strike in November 2015 and February 2016..