Chennai: Nearly 100 residents of Mullikuppam–Srinivasapuram went on a hunger strike on Monday, demanding govt to issue land pattas for those under survey numbers 4592 and 4593.Protesters said that despite repeated representations to officials and the local MLA and Food and Civil supplies minister P Venkataramanan, they did not receive pattas. According to an official with Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), the land parcels are 40 to 50 years old. Some land in the stretch have been developed into govt quarters while some are lying vacant.Protesters say the matter has been a long standing demand. “We have consistently protested over the last three years. We have submitted petitions and met officials, but there has been no progress,” said K Bharathi, of South India Fishermen Welfare Association.
