CCMC clears encroachments at Muthannan Kulam
Coimbatore: Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation on Saturday started to clear encroachments near Muthannan kulam to carry out the Smart City project work.
The eviction process started on Saturday morning. As many as 992 encroached houses are being removed by Coimbatore City Corporation officials.
"Over 1500 families have been residing along the bund side of Muthannan Kulam. Of which 992 families have already been shifted to alternate houses allotted to them in Malumichampatti and Keeranatham by the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board. The rest would be shifted in the next phase of eviction", according to official sources.
As a part of residents living there are against eviction and demand to provide alternate housing within the city limits, police forces were deployed to avoid any untoward incidents.