Coimbatore: The day after the Toi report highlighted the 36-cents soil encroachment intended as an open space reserve (OSR) on the Ramakrishna layout in Chan Maan Ma Nagar, a team of officials from the Wing Planning City of Coimbatore Corporation took it on Monday.
According to residents, the land was worth Rs 6 Crore.
The team led by city planning officers, Ravichandran checks the layout and talks with residents.
Then at night, a council that claimed the ownership of the civic body on the land was installed on the plot, bringing joy to the population.
Residents show sketches of teams from the original layout and other documents, a resident, a resident, told TI.
“We also showed that the documents we obtained, which showed that the owner had obtained approval from a corporation that showed the land of OSR as a new layout.
He then took a step to sell it.
Officials ensure that they will take steps to cancel approval.” Residents Urge the officials to develop parks in the land of OSR, which will benefit their children and prevent further encroachment.