The court mandates timely action by authorities to address public grievances regarding infrastructure repair as per prior directives.

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner is stated to be the Secretary of the Padasekhara Samithy. Pursuant to the directions of this Court in Ext.P1 judgment, the respondents therein were directed to reconstruct certain bunds/culverts with the assistance of the Block/Grama Panchayat. The case of the petitioner is that, only two culverts were constructed, and no steps were taken for carrying out repair/renovation of the major culvert and the bund. On account of this, the petitioner states that the flooding in the area is unremedied. The petitioner relies on Ext.P5 report prepared by the 4^th respondent Agriculture Officer, as per which, emergent steps required to be taken for ensuring free flow of water so as to carry on agricultural activities in the padasekharam. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking directions to respondents 2, 3 and 5 to take note of the report at Ext.P5 and to take remedial measures within a time frame.

2. Heard Sri.Anil Kumar M.Sivaraman, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as Smt.Silpa N.P., the learned Government Pleader.

3. Smt.Silpa, the learned Government Pleader, on the basis of the instructions received, would submit that on the basis of the report, steps have also been taken towards remedial measures, and an estimate has been prepared for the construction of the culvert.

4. In my opinion, in the light of the report at Ext.P5 noticed earlier, it is for the respondents to take immediate steps so as to redress the grievances pointed out by the petitioner.

In such circumstances, this writ petition would stand disposed of, directing the 3^rd respondent herein to take effective steps on the basis of the report at Ext.P5, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

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