Encroached OSR land retrieved

Coimbatore: A day after a TOI report highlighted encroachment of a 36-cent land earmarked as open space reserve (OSR) on Ramakrishna Layout at Cheran Ma Nagar, a team of officials from the town planning wing of the Coimbatore corporation retrieved it on Monday.
According to the residents, the land is worth Rs 6 crore.
A team led by town planning officer S Ravichandran inspected the layout and spoke to residents.Later in the evening, a board claiming the civic body’s ownership over the land was installed on the plot, bringing joy to residents.
The residents showed the team sketches of the original layout and other documents, M Suresh, a resident, told TOI. “We also showed the documents we had obtained, which showed that the owner had obtained approval from the corporation showing the OSR land as a new layout. He then took steps to sell it. The officials assured that they will take steps to cancel the approval.” The residents urged the officials to develop a park on the OSR land, which would benefit their children and prevent further encroachment.