THOOTHUKUDI: Seeking action against windmill companies, claiming that they installed electricity poles on water bodies without seeking prior permission, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) cadre submitted a petition on Monday.
In the petition, which was dropped at the petition box at the collectorate office, NTK’s Vilathikulam secretary A Ramesu said that the windmill operators were installing turbines across Vilathikulam union areas. “They install electricity poles on waterways, paths meant for use by farms vehicles and on government ‘poramboke’ lands, without seeking prior permission. The windmill operators pay charges to install such poles or other structures on private lands. However, they take advantage of government lands and water bodies, ignoring the significance of such lands, especially for the farmers,” Ramesu told TNIE.
