Highways and Minor Ports Department notifications on land acquisition and amendment

What this gazette contains

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Part II, Section 2, No. 10, dated 7 March 2018, published by the Government of Tamil Nadu, includes several Highways and Minor Ports Department notifications. The main effect for property owners is that the Governor of Tamil Nadu formally acquires listed lands for specific highways projects under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001.

Land acquisition in Namakkal District

Government Order G.O.(2D) No. 3, Highways and Minor Ports (HQ2), dated 24th January 2018, acquires land in Namakkal District, Kumarapalayam Taluk, 111. Puthur East Village, for formation of four laning from Tiruchengode to Namakkal.

Key points are:

• The notification says the acquired land is Natham land.
• The total extent acquired is 108.5 square metres.
• The schedule lists each survey subdivision, owner name, boundaries and any affected structures.
• Structures mentioned include parts of asbestos houses, terraced houses, cement floors, granite floor and tiles floor.
• The plan of the lands is kept in the office of the District Collector, Namakkal, and may be inspected during office hours.

The same gazette pages also show another Namakkal acquisition notice for four laning from Namakkal to Tiruchengode, covering land in Marappanaickenpatti Village. That notice states an extent of 0.07.69 hectare of ryotwari residential dry lands is acquired, with listed owners and details such as residential use, coconut trees and a bore well.

Land acquisition in Villupuram District

Government Order G.O. (D) No. 28, Highways and Minor Ports (HP1), dated 21st February 2018, acquires land in Villuppuram District, Tindivanam Taluk and Town, at Km 124/2-3 of Villupuram-Feeder Road, for forming a Road Over Bridge in lieu of existing LC No.93 between Tindivanam-Olakkur Railway Stations.

Key points are:

• The total extent acquired is 1840 square metres.
• The land includes dry and wet lands.
• The schedule gives ward and block details, survey numbers, subdivisions, owner names and structures.
• Items noted in the schedule include karambu, an R.C.C building and vacant land, a vacant site and an A.C sheet house.
• The plan is kept in the office of the District Collector, Villupuram, and may be inspected during office hours.

Amendment notification

Government Order G.O. (D) No. 31, Highways and Minor Ports (HN2), dated 21st February 2018, issues an amendment to Government Order G.O.(D) No. 210, Highways and Minor Ports (HN2) Department, dated 27-10-2015, and to the related Gazette notification. The text shown here states conditions including maintenance of a register of exempted employees, continuation of benefits already earned under the Employees State Insurance Act, and that contribution already paid for the exempted period will not be refunded.

Who should check this

You should check this gazette if:

• you own land in the listed survey numbers or subdivisions in Namakkal or Tindivanam,
• you are buying property in those locations,
• you need to confirm whether a house, site, tree or bore well is specifically recorded in the acquisition schedule,
• you want to inspect the acquisition plan at the District Collector's office named in the notification.