The Hindu 14.11.2009
Encroachments along Cooum river removed
Staff Reporter
CHENNAI: The Public Works Department (PWD) on Friday removed a few huts that had encroached upon public land along the Cooum river near Ethiraj College Road.
According to PWD officials, the encroached land would soon be taken over for the Elevated Expressway project to be executed by the National Highways Authority of India.
The department would remove encroachments between the stretch of Ethiraj College Road and Gurusamy bridge, Chetpet covering a distance of 4.2 km to facilitate the first phase of the project.
The 12 families, which were shifted on Friday, would be rehabilitated in Okkiam Thoraipakkam.
