Kallar tribe visited the Coimbatore District Collector and alleged that the land given on lease in an area of 1.5-cents was forcefully withdrawn by the forest department and alleged they removed the huts that they had set up to accommodate 21 families.
Coimbatore: The government has given 1.5-cents per person to 21 people from the Kallar Gudi-Theppakulamedu Kadar tribe near Valparai in Coimbatore district.
The villagers set up separate huts for themselves at a place called Theppakulam Medu. As many as 21 people have been given leases in the Theppakulam Medu area but the forest department has removed the huts set up by the tribal people stating that the land has not been measured.
Following this the Kallar tribe visited the Coimbatore District Collector and alleged that the land given on lease in an area of 1.5-cents was forcefully withdrawn by the forest department and alleged they removed the huts that they had set up to accommodate 21 families.
They petitioned to take action and give them the space to measure properly. Following this, yesterday Pollachi Collector Gyana Dev Rao led by Anaimalai Tiger Reserve Deputy Director MG Ganesan, District Tribal Welfare Officer Ram Kumar and more than 30 people from the Survey Department, Forest Department and Revenue Department visited the Kallar tribal Village, Theppakulam Medu area and visited 21 families. They measured the space to set up a 1.5-cent hut individually as they wished.
The work started at 11 am and the land surveying work was done neatly with the people of Kadar tribe till 4.30 pm. At 2 p.m., everyone was served steamed betel nut and cassava, as well as potato chutney and lunch.
The beneficiaries expressed their heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the Kallarukudi-Theppakulamedu village, the Anaimalai tribes and the other tribes to Coimbatore District Collector GS Sameeran, Anaimalai Reserve Deputy Director MG Ganesan, and all the volunteers who stood by them.
The villagers set up separate huts for themselves at a place called Theppakulam Medu. As many as 21 people have been given leases in the Theppakulam Medu area but the forest department has removed the huts set up by the tribal people stating that the land has not been measured.
Following this the Kallar tribe visited the Coimbatore District Collector and alleged that the land given on lease in an area of 1.5-cents was forcefully withdrawn by the forest department and alleged they removed the huts that they had set up to accommodate 21 families.
They petitioned to take action and give them the space to measure properly. Following this, yesterday Pollachi Collector Gyana Dev Rao led by Anaimalai Tiger Reserve Deputy Director MG Ganesan, District Tribal Welfare Officer Ram Kumar and more than 30 people from the Survey Department, Forest Department and Revenue Department visited the Kallar tribal Village, Theppakulam Medu area and visited 21 families. They measured the space to set up a 1.5-cent hut individually as they wished.
The work started at 11 am and the land surveying work was done neatly with the people of Kadar tribe till 4.30 pm. At 2 p.m., everyone was served steamed betel nut and cassava, as well as potato chutney and lunch.
The beneficiaries expressed their heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the Kallarukudi-Theppakulamedu village, the Anaimalai tribes and the other tribes to Coimbatore District Collector GS Sameeran, Anaimalai Reserve Deputy Director MG Ganesan, and all the volunteers who stood by them.