Four complaints against individual owners of small borewell digging companies are being investigated for late payment to workers and labour exploitation, according to T.G.
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They are allowed to cultivate the land but have to adhere to certain restrictions on digging borewells and cutting down trees.
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Like many Indian cities, Chennai and its suburbs plug that gap by buying water, encouraging residents to dig backyard borewells, or using private wells.
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Every villagepump is an apparatus for such experiments.
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The shadow of the villagepump has departed from his statecraft, and his political horizon girdles the earth.
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In a moment, the tow lines, that held the vagrant farm to the villagepump and horse post, snapped.
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Tibby needn't go any more to the villagepump-whichcertainly was nearer, but stood in the street, not in their own ground.
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For two days lunchtimes at the VillagePump were crowded with strangers out for drives.
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We had therefore to be content with muddy waterwell boiled.
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We were off the grid, with no electricity, a waterwell and kerosene lamps.