Declaration of Nainamalai Karadu Forest Block in Namakkal District as Reserved Forests under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act
The Environment, Climate Change - Forest Department, through G.O.(Ms.) No. 29, Environment, Climate Change - Forest (FR.14), dated 8th February 2023, records the Governor of Tamil Nadu's declaration of the Nainamalai Karadu Forest Block in Namakkal District as reserved forest. The declaration takes effect from 9th August 2023, while preserving specified public access rights and excluding identified areas from the reserved forest notification.
What the notification does
The Environment, Climate Change - Forest Department notification under G.O.(Ms.) No. 29, Environment, Climate Change - Forest (FR.14), dated 8th February 2023, declares the Nainamalai Karadu Forest Block as reserved forest under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882. The declaration is effective from 9th August 2023.
The forest block is located in Namakkal District, Namakkal Taluk, in No. 77, Minnampalli Village. It covers Survey Number 122/1 and has a stated area of 703.36.0 hectares. The schedule describes the boundary through surrounding survey numbers and the village boundaries of Thirumalaipatti and Kalappanaikkanpatti.
Who may be affected
The declaration may affect owners, occupiers, visitors and public authorities dealing with land or access within or beside Survey Number 122/1 in Minnampalli Village. Buyers and professionals checking nearby property should compare the survey number, subdivision and mapped boundary with the notification schedule.
Some public rights remain available within the forest block, and some identified land is expressly excluded from the notification.
Public rights retained
The notification allows the following rights:
- Public use of a pond covering 4.37.0 hectares.
- Public use of a well area measuring 50 metres by 50 metres and covering 0.25.0 hectares.
- Public use of a banyan tree area measuring 40 metres by 40 metres and covering 0.16.0 hectares.
- A public pathway from Survey Number 150 towards the north-western side of Survey Number 335, measuring 150 metres long and 4 metres wide.
- A footpath beginning at the western boundary of Survey Number 143 in No. 158, Kalappanaickenpatti Village, measuring 1,000 metres long and 4 metres wide, and joining another right of way.
Prior written permission from the District Forest Officer is required for maintenance of the pond, well or banyan tree areas.
Areas excluded
The following areas are kept outside the reserved forest notification:
- 4.85 acres, or 1.96.50 hectares, in subdivided Survey Number 122/5, in the name of Thiru. Samadharman, son of Muthu.
- 2.61 acres, or 0.38 hectares, in subdivided Survey Number 122/6, in the name of Thiru Varadhan, son of Kondan.
- The footsteps and resting shed area from the foothill to the hilltop Perumal temple, including a 100 metre by 100 metre hilltop temple area, totalling 6.88 hectares.
- 1.06 hectares east of the temple area for vehicle parking and Annathana Mandabam purposes.
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Common questions
When did the Nainamalai Karadu Forest Block become reserved forest?
The declaration took effect from 9th August 2023.
Does the reserved forest declaration include all of Survey Number 122/1?
The notified forest block is identified as Survey Number 122/1, but the notification expressly excludes specified subdivisions, temple-related land and another area east of the temple.
Can the public continue using paths through the forest block?
Yes. The notification preserves specified public pathways, including a 150 metre pathway and a 1,000 metre footpath, both stated to be 4 metres wide.
Can maintenance work be carried out around the pond, well or banyan tree?
Maintenance requires prior written permission from the District Forest Officer.
