by M. DINESH VARMA
“PROUD POSSESSION: This woman in Alisoor in Kancheepuram has realised a dream.” PHOTO/Hindu
CHENNAI: Landless Dalit families in a Kancheepuram village have used the Right to Information (RTI) Act to prompt the district administration to hand over land that was originally allotted to them several years ago, thanks to the initiative of a grassroots NGO.
A total of 106 Dalit families in Alisoor village were allotted 100 sq m by the Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Board in 1998.
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(Submitted by Pritam Rohila)