R. GIRIJA : District Collector : Pathanamthitta.
" There is a stream flowing through everyone's life"
Once Karimaramthodu a natural stream was flowed vigorously around the paddy fields of Aranmula puncha.
It was filled up a decade ago for a private airport project.
Protest of all party action council against the airport project.
The authorities did not get environmental and civil aviation approvals
Mr. Mohanan , a farmer ,responded to it by moving to the High Court .
He got a direction from the court to the government to implement an order of 2012 to restore the stream.
Again in 2014 the court said the collector should do the job with in a month.
The work started on June 29 , 2015, but was not active
Ms R. Girija , took over on August 22, 2016 as the district collector of Pathanamthitta .
The excavation of earth was done for 1.8 hectors
She coordinated with Transport, water authority and railways for the disposal of the excavated earth economically.
A royalty revenue of Rupees 8.8 lakh is received against 44,000 tones of excavated earth .
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ReplyDeleteTHE HINDU DAILY , January 14. 2018