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Encroachment removal intensified on Tiruvannamalai Girivalam path
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News18•17-10-2026, 20:35
Encroachment removal intensified on Tiruvannamalai Girivalam path
- •The HR&CE Department informed the Madras High Court that work to remove encroachments on the Tiruvannamalai Girivalam path has been intensified.
- •Additional Advocate General stated that the process of refunding the Rs 6.39 crore construction funds for the commercial complex back to the HR&CE Department is underway.
- •A feasibility study report regarding sewage disposal for constructing a waiting room in the temple's fourth corridor was submitted to the court.
- •The judges directed that a compliance report be filed and adjourned the hearing to November 29.
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The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department stated that necessary steps have been taken to identify encroachers on the Girivalam path, notices have been issued to evict them, and the removal work is currently underway.
The Public Works Department stated that the process of refunding the construction funds of Rs. 6,39,33,250 for the commercial complex back to the HR&CE Department is underway.
The judges directed that a report regarding the implementation of the order be filed and adjourned the hearing of the case to November 29.
