Protest against ‘illegal’ filling of paddy fields
The Hindu
With Revenue officials allegedly turning a blind eye to attempts being made to fill 110 acres of paddy fields, Youth Congress activists organised a protest at Kumbalanghi, India’s first Model Tourism
With Revenue officials allegedly turning a blind eye to attempts being made to fill 110 acres of paddy fields, Youth Congress activists organised a protest at Kumbalanghi, India’s first Model Tourism Village, on Friday. Unscrupulous people had over six months ago allegedly erected a basement around the field that is being filled up, to build a compound wall. The attempt to fill more paddy fields gained momentum during the run-up to the polls at Chudukad Padasekharam. Revenue officials failed to give a satisfactory reply even though an RTI was filed, said M.P. Sivadattan, District Congress Committee (DCC) secretary, while inaugurating the protest.
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