Acquisition of Lands (1 II 2 v5)
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, published a Highways and Minor Ports Department notification, G.O. Ms. No. 197, Highways and Minor Ports (HW2), dated 28-11-2013, about land acquisition for widening and strengthening Mount Madipakkam Road in Ullagaram Village. The gazette also publishes a correction to an earlier acquisition notification and gives notice under sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 that listed lands and portions of structures are acquired, with compensation to be paid from funds managed by the Division Engineer, Chennai Metropolitan Development Project-II, Division-I, Guindy, Chennai.
What this gazette notification does
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette publishes a Highways and Minor Ports Department notification, G.O. Ms. No. 197, Highways and Minor Ports (HW2), dated 28-11-2013, on acquisition of lands for widening and strengthening Mount Madipakkam Road from two lane to four lane at Km 0/0-2/0 and 1/6-8/6 of Ullagaram Village. It also publishes a correction to an earlier notification that had already appeared in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary.
What was corrected
The gazette says a mistake in an earlier acquisition notification is being corrected.
The correction includes:
- In one entry, Survey No. 24 is corrected to Survey No. 244.
- In another entry, the description for Survey No. 213/1 is corrected to show Patta No. 113, Arulmighu Sri Kariya Manickam Perumal Koil, with an extent of 0.06.5 hectare.
- In another entry, the description for Survey No. 213/6B3 is corrected, including the names of pattadars or interested persons and the western boundary as Survey No. 244, with an extent of 2.42.0 hectare.
Legal effect of the acquisition notice
The notification states that the Governor of Tamil Nadu is satisfied that the lands in the schedule are required for the road project. It then publishes notice under sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 that the lands specified in the schedule are acquired.
The notification also states:
- compensation for the lands is to be paid out of funds controlled and managed by the Division Engineer, Chennai Metropolitan Development Project-II, Division-I, Guindy, Chennai - 32,
- objections or cause shown by the owner or other interested person were considered,
- the acquisition plan is kept in the office of the Special Deputy Collector (L.A), Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project-III, Chennai at Poonamallee,
- the plan may be inspected during office hours.
Who may be affected
This matters to registered holders, owners, occupiers and interested persons of the listed lands in Ullagaram Village, Solinganallur Taluk, Kanchipuram District.
The schedule lists many affected survey subdivisions and, for each, gives:
- the registered holder's name,
- boundaries,
- whether any structure exists,
- whether any trees exist,
- the extent acquired in square metres.
Examples in the schedule include:
- petrol bunk structures, compound wall and advertisement board,
- pathway or vacant land,
- shops, buildings, sunshades and balconies,
- rice mill structures, roads and street portions,
- commercial premises such as marbles, restaurant, glass and plywood, car stores, cellphone service, cool bar and bank parking pathway.
Practical takeaway
If your property, shop, building frontage, pathway or vacant land in the listed T.S. numbers of Ullagaram Village appears in the schedule, the gazette treats that portion as acquired for the road widening project. The exact land plan can be checked at the Special Deputy Collector (L.A), Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project-III, Chennai at Poonamallee.
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Common questions
What project is this land acquisition for?
It is for widening and strengthening Mount Madipakkam Road from two lane to four lane at Km 0/0-2/0 and 1/6-8/6 of Ullagaram Village.
Which area and village are covered in the schedule?
The schedule is for Ullagaram Village, Solinganallur Taluk, Kanchipuram District.
Does the gazette only cover vacant land, or also buildings and shops?
It covers both. The schedule mentions vacant land, pathways, roads, compound walls, shops, commercial buildings, sunshades, balconies and other structures, with the extent acquired for each entry.
Where can I inspect the acquisition plan?
The plan is kept in the office of the Special Deputy Collector (L.A), Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project-III, Chennai at Poonamallee, and may be inspected during office hours.
