Madurai : Madras high court on Monday directed the authorities to consider and pass orders on a representation by a man seeking a direction to take steps to remove dilapidated buildings around Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai.
He stated that the temple, due to its ancient history and architecture, attracts many visitors from all around the world. Therefore, the temple vicinity is always crowded. The petitioner stated that during his visit to the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, he noticed an incident where a small portion of an old building attached to a police station collapsed. Fortunately, no one was injured. Another building next to the police station building was in a worse condition without any maintenance. A vast portion of the building was covered with roots and major cracks, posing a threat that a portion of the structure would collapse at any moment. In order to avoid any untoward incident, he submitted a representation to the authorities to immediately remove such buildings around the temple. Since the same was not considered, the petitioner moved court seeking relief.