<p>Under the Employment Guarantee Scheme, road works connecting Pathabagepalli to Chinnepalli, Malachinnepalli, Mooguchinnepalli were in progress. <br /><br />For the work, road widening work was on and trees which came under the way of construction of roads were chopped. However, trouble started when a tree which had to be felled for the work was opposed by the land owner in whose land the tree was rooted.<br />The land owner did not want the tree to be cut. Though the villagers of Pathabagepalli were making efforts to convince the land owner regarding the issue, he didn’t budge. <br /><br />Villagers enraged<br /><br />However, on Thursday when the land owner again refused the felling of tree , heated conversation took place between the land owner and hundreds of villagers who wanted to chop the tree for the construction of road.<br /><br />The enraged villagers in a fit of anger placed thorns throughout the road which stopped even the police jeep who had come to resolve the issue.<br /><br />Sub inspector K G Sathish who arrived to the spot brought the situation under control and held a long discussion with the villagers and the land owner. <br /><br />However, after interference from the police the tree was finally felled using JCB machine and the issue was resolved.<br /><br />DH News Service</p>
<p>Under the Employment Guarantee Scheme, road works connecting Pathabagepalli to Chinnepalli, Malachinnepalli, Mooguchinnepalli were in progress. <br /><br />For the work, road widening work was on and trees which came under the way of construction of roads were chopped. However, trouble started when a tree which had to be felled for the work was opposed by the land owner in whose land the tree was rooted.<br />The land owner did not want the tree to be cut. Though the villagers of Pathabagepalli were making efforts to convince the land owner regarding the issue, he didn’t budge. <br /><br />Villagers enraged<br /><br />However, on Thursday when the land owner again refused the felling of tree , heated conversation took place between the land owner and hundreds of villagers who wanted to chop the tree for the construction of road.<br /><br />The enraged villagers in a fit of anger placed thorns throughout the road which stopped even the police jeep who had come to resolve the issue.<br /><br />Sub inspector K G Sathish who arrived to the spot brought the situation under control and held a long discussion with the villagers and the land owner. <br /><br />However, after interference from the police the tree was finally felled using JCB machine and the issue was resolved.<br /><br />DH News Service</p>
