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Revenue department in Coimbatore slashes pending land survey applications in two years

Representative Image COIMBATORE: With the introduction of Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) equipment and substantially increasing manpower, the revenue department has brought down the number of pending land survey applications in Coimbatore over the past two years. In 2023, a total of 50,862 applications — including Not Involving Sub-Division (NISD) and Involving Sub-Division (ISD) — were pending with the revenue department. As of June 8, 2025, the number came down to 14,337. This improvement is also being attributed to the higher number of petitions processed every month. Besides, the Madras high court directed authorities to expedite the disposal of pending…

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Consider plea to prevent illegal sand mining in Madurai village: Madras HC

MADURAI: Madras high court has directed the authorities to consider and pass orders on a plea seeking to prevent illegal mining of sand in Keeranur village in Madurai district. The court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by N Kesirajan, a farmer, and a resident of Keeranur village in Melur taluk. He stated that an individual was excavating odai sand from the village beyond the permissible limit and contrary to conditions imposed in the licence granted to him by the authority concerned. He added that no action was taken on his representation to the authorities. Hence, Kesirajan moved court.…