₹223 crore worth encroached land retrieved by Coimbatore Corporation

In its continued drive against encroachment, the city corporation has recovered 20 acres of land valued at ₹223 crore, across five zones, since November last.

The officials recovered 65.04 cents of land encroached by individuals and organisations in three zones of the Corporation, worth ₹5 crore during the raids carried out on March 10 and 11, a release from Corporation Commissioner, Vijaya Karthikeyan said.

The Corporation has retrieved 5.34 acres of encroached land worth ₹64.70 crore in November, 3.77 acres of land valued at ₹55.45 crore in December, 2.72 acres worth ₹26.20 crore in January and 7.66 acres of land worth ₹71.95 crore in February, coming under five zones of the corporation, he said.

So far, the Corporation has retrieved 20 acres of land valued at ₹223.30 crore till March 11, Vijaya Karthikeyan added.