The plan of demolishing two commercial establishments including a
gymnasium and a part of a marriage hall was dropped on Thursday, after
the owners of buildings assured they would clear the encroachments by
January 20.

Town planning officer M Kannan said the building
owners were asked to remove the encroachments last week, but they had
not complied.

On Thursday, the team visited the Thorapadi Jail
Road area again to clear the encroachments hindering the proposed canal
restoration work here. The canal, which was a branch of the Nicholson
Canal passed from Otteri to Sadhupperi via Palavansathukuppam and
Thorapadi. The restoration work between Otteri and Palavansathukuppam
had already been carried out, Kannan said.

The power connection
was already suspended and the eviction drive will be conducted on
January 21, if the encroachments were not cleared by the owners.