Coimbatore : Over 500 people have been residing in Jeeva Nagar on the Coimbatore-Mettupalayam Road for nearly 40 years. They were granted loans by the 1988 Slum Clearance Board for reconstruction of their houses.
Coimbatore : Over 500 people have been residing in Jeeva Nagar on the Coimbatore-Mettupalayam Road for nearly 40 years. They were granted loans by the 1988 Slum Clearance Board for reconstruction of their houses.
The people state that they have been paying their installments for over 30 years. In this scenario, people from the surrounding areas filed a case in Court to remove the houses in Jeeva Nagar with the Slum Clearance Board, District Collector and the Corporation reportedly joining forces with them.
The Jeeva Nagar residents complained that the Corporation officials and Urban Development officials were evicting them forcibly and disconnecting their electricity connection, causing undue inconvenience to all. With the officials verbally threatening them with forced eviction, the residents fear that their children's education would suffer too. Hence, they petitioned at the District Collectorate along with their children seeking a solution.
The people state that they have been paying their installments for over 30 years. In this scenario, people from the surrounding areas filed a case in Court to remove the houses in Jeeva Nagar with the Slum Clearance Board, District Collector and the Corporation reportedly joining forces with them.
The Jeeva Nagar residents complained that the Corporation officials and Urban Development officials were evicting them forcibly and disconnecting their electricity connection, causing undue inconvenience to all. With the officials verbally threatening them with forced eviction, the residents fear that their children's education would suffer too. Hence, they petitioned at the District Collectorate along with their children seeking a solution.