Archive · 25 Dec 2025
TN BJP Urges Stalin to Act on Kolathur Water Body Encroachments
The Tamil Nadu BJP has asked the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, to take action on the encroachments of water bodies in Kolathur.
The Madras High Court recently ordered the removal of encroachments from Vannankulam lake and other water bodies in the area.
The BJP says that despite promises made by Stalin in the past, the encroachments have not been cleared.
They want the Chief Minister to follow the court's orders and restore the water bodies.
The BJP also mentioned that there have been improvements in Kolathur, but some important promises, like widening a road, have not been kept.
They are asking for immediate action to solve this long-standing issue.
The Tamil Nadu BJP has urged Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to act on encroachments of water bodies in Kolathur.
The Madras High Court ordered the removal of encroachments from Vannankulam lake and other water bodies in Kolathur.
The petition highlighted illegal occupations on nearly 350 acres of land in the Peravallur area.
The BJP noted that despite improvements in Kolathur, core promises like widening Paper Mills Road remain unfulfilled.
The BJP recalled Stalin's 2011 assurance to clear encroachments and restore ponds and tanks in Kolathur.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu BJP, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Madras High Court, Advocate Devaraj
- What
- Urging action on water body encroachments in Kolathur
- When
- Recent order by Madras High Court, press release issued on Thursday
- Where
- Kolathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Why
- To fulfil electoral promises and comply with High Court orders
- Location
- Kolathur, Chennai
- Water Body
- Vannankulam lake
- Encroached Area
- 350 acres
- Court
- Madras High Court
- Petitioner
- Advocate Devaraj
- Judges
- Chief Justice M.M. Srivatsava and Justice G. Arul Murugan
- Departments Involved
- Revenue Department, Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Greater Chennai Corporation
- BJP Spokesperson
- A.N.S. Prasad