Maradu municipality to hunt HC intervention to take away encroachment alongside Kundannoor-Chilavannoor highway

The Maradu municipality will strategy the Kerala Excessive Courtroom searching for police safety to take away the momentary construction of A.Ok.G. Memorial Library on the encroached land alongside Kundannoor-Chilavannoor highway.

The eviction drive was stalled following protests by Communist Get together of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] activists on January 17. The civic physique will even submit a report back to District Collector N.S.Ok Umesh on the motion taken to take away comparable encroachments alongside the busy stretch.

Municipal chairperson Antony Ashanparambil mentioned on Friday that every one the recognized encroachments, besides the library, had been eliminated. “The eviction drive was stalled following protests by CPI(M) activists. There have been only some police personnel to assist the municipal officers full the drive final Friday. We’ll search the courtroom’s nod to take away the encroachment below sufficient police safety,” he added.

The chairperson mentioned an in depth report on the eviction drive can be submitted to the Collector quickly. “We had introduced the matter to his discover and can submit a report on the motion taken until now and likewise on difficulties confronted by officers whereas eradicating the library construction,” he added.

The civic physique had served eviction notices on 10 encroachers alongside the highway. The eviction course of was initiated after the tip of a 78-hour deadline issued by the municipal authorities.