My father O. A. Devasia, is a small-scale farmer owning land in the district of Pathanamthitta, Mallappally Taluk, Perumpetty Village. The construction of the Chunkappara-Chalappally Road aka Basto Road in this Mallappally Taluk was undertaken without the secure addition of a side-wall or drainage channel at its sides. My father's property lay by the side of this road.
In December 2020, when a complaint was made to the engineer of the contracting company regarding this insecurity, my father was informed that a consent had to be provided along with the concerned Property Tax receipt for the construction of a side wall and 2-metre concrete reinforcement from the tarring edge. My father had provided the required consent in writing, along with the Property Tax Receipt on the 27th of December 2020 at the engineer's office.
However, no action was taken regarding the issue and on enquiring again, my father was informed that the Fund for the project had extinguished and no further construction could be undertaken.
The property is located along a curve of the road and there are no side-walls or barricades on the tarring edge. This poses great risk to passengers and traffic.
Presently, in addition to the attack of crop by wild animals, rain water draining into the property from the road is adding to crop destruction.
My father had also tried reaching out to register his concern on the 'Ring Road' program on the 28th of June and had not been successful in connecting. We trust in these facilities you and your ministry have devised for the citizens and are thus reaching out.
We humbly request you to look into the situation and kindly do the needful.
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