Acquisition of Lands for Second Mine Expansion Scheme of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited

What this gazette notification does

The Industries Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu, through G.O. Ms. No. 87, Industries (NLC), 29th April 2013 and G.O. Ms. No. 88, Industries (NLC), 29th April 2013, published notices acquiring specified lands for an industrial purpose, namely the Second Mine Expansion Scheme of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited.

The gazette says the Government of Tamil Nadu was satisfied that the scheduled lands had to be acquired for this industrial purpose. It also says the entire compensation for the acquired lands would be paid out of the funds controlled or managed by Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited.

Areas covered

The acquisition notices cover lands in Cuddalore District in two separate schedules.

• Virudhachalam Taluk, U. Athanur Village, Block No. 6.
• Kurinjipadi Taluk, Vanathirayapuram Village, Block No. 21.

For U. Athanur Village, the gazette states that the lands acquired measure 00957 square metres.

For Vanathirayapuram Village, the gazette states that the lands acquired measure 4.48.5 hectares.

What details are listed

The schedules identify each property by recorded particulars. Depending on the schedule, they include:

• R.S. number.
• Classification or description, such as Govt. manai or R.Dry.
• Extent acquired.
• Patta number.
• Name of the land owner or person interested.
• Details of structures and trees, where noted.

The Vanathirayapuram Village schedule also records items such as neem trees, coconut trees, teak wood trees, panai marangal, mango tree, lemon tree, plants and cement tub for some survey fields.

Who may be affected

This gazette matters to people whose names, patta numbers or survey numbers appear in the schedules, and to anyone checking title, possession or acquisition status of land in the listed villages.

You may be affected if:

• You own land in the listed survey numbers.
• You are named as a person interested in the schedule.
• You are buying, selling or verifying land in U. Athanur Village or Vanathirayapuram Village.
• You need to confirm whether a field was notified for acquisition for the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited Second Mine Expansion Scheme.

Inspection of land plans

The gazette states that the plan of the lands is kept in the office of the Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, Neyveli-2. It says the plan may be inspected at any time during office hours.