Tankers seized for illegally extracting water

  • | Thursday | 17th January, 2019

Residents said the revenue inspector asked them to file a complaint with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to disrupt power supply to the well. CHENNAI: Following TOI’s report on Monday about rampant illegal water extraction in Kovilambakkam, the Sholinganallur taluk tahsildar visited the spot on Monday and seized two water tankers.“Though it was a public holiday, the tahsildar and revenue inspector visited and seized two water tankers which were found extracting water from the well that lies along the 200-ft-Radial Road in Kovilambakkam,” said J Sankar, a resident. If the problem persists, the electricity connection to the pumps used to extract water could be stopped. If that does not work, the well could be sealed,” he added.There are rumours that water tanker associations would enter a strike if police do not release the two tankers. Officials, however, said further action would be taken on Friday.

CHENNAI: Following TOI’s report on Monday about rampant illegal water extraction in Kovilambakkam, the Sholinganallur taluk tahsildar visited the spot on Monday and seized two water tankers.“Though it was a public holiday, the tahsildar and revenue inspector visited and seized two water tankers which were found extracting water from the well that lies along the 200-ft-Radial Road in Kovilambakkam,” said J Sankar, a resident. “While residents in the area suffer due to water scarcity during summer, some people illegally extract the groundwater here and make over Rs 2 lakh profit every month,” he added.Another resident said after officials acted on the issue, Doss, the land and well owner who allowed illegal water extraction for over 15 years, abused local residents for raising voice against the issue.Nirmala, tahsildar of Sholinganallur taluk, said, “Lorries pumping out water were seized. Now, the revenue divisional officer has to take further action on slapping a penalty on the water tankers or releasing those,” she added.Nandakumar, the revenue inspector for Pallikaranai, said the lorries have been handed over to the officials at the Pallikaranai police station and a police complaint was already filed against Doss, “We are trying to arrive at a permanent solution to end this. If the problem persists, the electricity connection to the pumps used to extract water could be stopped. If that does not work, the well could be sealed,” he added.There are rumours that water tanker associations would enter a strike if police do not release the two tankers. Officials, however, said further action would be taken on Friday. Residents said the revenue inspector asked them to file a complaint with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to disrupt power supply to the well.

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