Many cinema houses charge exorbitant rates for parking, eateries, says DMK councillor at Corporation meeting in Dindigul

DMK Councillor Anand calls for check on charges collected by cinema houses in Dindigul; Mayor J. Illamathi presides over council meeting, 96 resolutions passed.

The Corporation of Dindigul should conducts check on charges collected by cinema houses for parking vehicles and selling eateries, said DMK Councillor Anand at the council meeting held here on Wednesday.

The meeting was presided over by Mayor J. Illamathi and attended by Commissioner Ravichandran, Deputy Mayor Rajappa, officials and councillors.

Intervening, the Mayor said the civic officials would conduct inspections and take necessary action.

The councillor further said the Corporation should not permit the theatres to put up huge hoardings as they were not only a hindrance, but also reduced the carriage space of the roads and posed a danger to pedestrians.

Gayathri (MDMK) said in her ward, at least 25 streets did not have name boards and urged the officials to immediately install them. AIADMK councillor Baskaran said the roads laid in Ward 34 were not up to the mark and demanded that the authorities check before release of payment.

CPI(M) councillor Jothi Basu said the public park in Rajalakshmi Nagar should be renovated as it was in a bad shape and public were apprehensive to visit and spend time there. Joining him, Rajmohan (AIADMK) said the park in his ward too required to be revamped.

BJP councillor Dhanapalan wanted the under ground drainage work in ward 14 to be completed. Many other members also complained about unfinished UGD works and how it posed hardships to road users and residents.