Coimbatore: Through a release, the District Collector has announced November 10 as deadline for closing all unused borewells dug in the private, agricultural and government lands.
Coimbatore: Through a release, the District Collector has announced November 10 as deadline for closing all unused borewells dug in the private, agricultural and government lands.
As per the orders of the State Government, all District Collectors are advised to take stringent measures to close unused and abandoned borewells in their respective districts.
"Accordingly around 1,427 borewells in private lands and 1,714 borewells in the lands belonging to state/local bodies has been identified in the district. In addition to this 121, open borewells which are deemed to be very fatal has been identified, out of those, 52 borewells have been closed. And, 616 unused borewells have been converted as Rain Water Harvesting structures, under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme", the Collector noted.
Village Administrative Officers, Revenue Inspectors, Divisional Officers and Tahsildhars, Divisional Secretary, Deputy Area Development Officers, Regional Development Officer and Assistant Director Status Officer are directed by the Collector to personally monitor the
work of closing unused borewells in the respective wards/taluks, the release said.
Meanwhile, District Collector, K. Rajamani has announced November 10 as the deadline for closing all abandoned borewells in the district. If any borewells are found open after November 10, stringent action against the landowners will be initiated. In case the land belongs to government departments, the concerned officials will be held responsible, the Collector warned.
Moreover, public have to seek permission from the local authorities to dig new borewells and the borewells have to be set up only through the permitted vehicles approved by the government. And, hereon the revenue department and local administrative officials should inspect the borewells once in every three months to ascertain the safety and initiate action, if any borewells are left unused.
The Collector through the release commended the public for cooperating with the officials in identifying and closing the borewells.
As per the orders of the State Government, all District Collectors are advised to take stringent measures to close unused and abandoned borewells in their respective districts.
"Accordingly around 1,427 borewells in private lands and 1,714 borewells in the lands belonging to state/local bodies has been identified in the district. In addition to this 121, open borewells which are deemed to be very fatal has been identified, out of those, 52 borewells have been closed. And, 616 unused borewells have been converted as Rain Water Harvesting structures, under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme", the Collector noted.
Village Administrative Officers, Revenue Inspectors, Divisional Officers and Tahsildhars, Divisional Secretary, Deputy Area Development Officers, Regional Development Officer and Assistant Director Status Officer are directed by the Collector to personally monitor the
work of closing unused borewells in the respective wards/taluks, the release said.
Meanwhile, District Collector, K. Rajamani has announced November 10 as the deadline for closing all abandoned borewells in the district. If any borewells are found open after November 10, stringent action against the landowners will be initiated. In case the land belongs to government departments, the concerned officials will be held responsible, the Collector warned.
Moreover, public have to seek permission from the local authorities to dig new borewells and the borewells have to be set up only through the permitted vehicles approved by the government. And, hereon the revenue department and local administrative officials should inspect the borewells once in every three months to ascertain the safety and initiate action, if any borewells are left unused.
The Collector through the release commended the public for cooperating with the officials in identifying and closing the borewells.