Madurai: A seventy-three-year-old weaver, R. Dhanushkodi, bought 55 cents of plots at Ayan Pappakudi in 2004 with an ambition to build a house for himself and sell the remaining plots to marry off his four daughters. He managed to marry off his first daughter. But his fate failed him.
The district administration took over his 55-cent plot that was among 615 acres of a land around Madurai airport acquired for runway extension in 2008. “I could neither sell my land nor pledge it to raise money for the marriage of my daughters,” he said.
Now, his three daughters, aged between 31 and 33 years, are waiting for years for marriage as Mr. Dhanushkodi has no other property to meet the expenses. “Since the revenue officials have frozen further transactions of these lands, the Department of Registration does not entertain any transaction,” said P. Pandiyarajan, an advocate.
“Not even relatives will lend money on the land since it carries no value with the district administration yet to arrive at its value,” Mr. Dhanushkodi said.
04/01/16 S. Sundar/The Hindu
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The district administration took over his 55-cent plot that was among 615 acres of a land around Madurai airport acquired for runway extension in 2008. “I could neither sell my land nor pledge it to raise money for the marriage of my daughters,” he said.
Now, his three daughters, aged between 31 and 33 years, are waiting for years for marriage as Mr. Dhanushkodi has no other property to meet the expenses. “Since the revenue officials have frozen further transactions of these lands, the Department of Registration does not entertain any transaction,” said P. Pandiyarajan, an advocate.
“Not even relatives will lend money on the land since it carries no value with the district administration yet to arrive at its value,” Mr. Dhanushkodi said.
04/01/16 S. Sundar/The Hindu
