Summary:
Residents also picketed Periyakulam-Dindigul Highway demanding the closure of an open well on a private farm on June 22 and 23. On Tuesday, they tried to enter in to the private farm and lay a siege to the private well. more-inHundreds of residents, mostly women and their wards, observed a fast at Lakshmipuram demanding that digging of an open well on a private land near Kombaiyaru to irrigate more than 200 acres at distant places should be stopped immediately. They observed the fast after failure of peace talks held between revenue officials and villagers on Tuesday evening. The officials assured to implement a separate drinking water scheme for the village, if they shared 30% of the project cost..