The Podanur Train Users Association (PTUA) on Monday approached the District Collector seeking his intervention to allow all the trains that pass through Podanur railway station to stop there. The association wanted Podanur station to be announced as the second railway terminal station of Coimbatore Junction.
The association submitted a petition to District Collector based on the resolutions passed at its meeting held on January 29 this year.
The petition said that establishments and offices like the Signal and Telecom Workshop, the Railway Hospital, offices of the Railway DE and AE, the Railway quarters, the Railway school and Railway Employees Training Centre were located in Podanur. While all the trains that passed through Podanur station had a brief halt in the past, only a few trains are allowed to stop at the station now. According to PTUA, commuters in Podanur face difficulty in reaching Coimbatore railway station due to traffic congestion and other issues.
Compensation sought
Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam has sought compensation for small onion growers whose crops were damaged due to unprecedented rains in the district. The association petitioned District Collector on Monday and sought a compensation of Rs. 1 lakh per acre for the affected farmers. They said that large quantities of small onion stocked by farmers were also damaged due to rain.
Collector petitioned
Residents of Jeeva Nagar in Coimbatore petitioned the District Collector on Monday seeking allocation of land in city limits, as they were allegedly asked by the Slum Clearance Board to vacate the place. The petitioners said that they have been living in Jeeva Nagar since 1979 and they did not want to be evicted from the place.
