Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 109, Preliminary Land Acquisition Notifications, 2020
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works (P-2) Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 73 and G.O. Ms. No. 74, both dated 4th March 2020, as preliminary notifications to acquire specified land in Kuravarkulam and Azhwaneri villages, Tirunelveli District, for the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project. The notifications identify the affected land, restrict transactions without the Collector's approval, authorise site investigation and allow interested persons to object within 60 days of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
What the notifications cover
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works (P-2) Department, published two preliminary land acquisition notifications for the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project.
- G.O. Ms. No. 73, dated 4th March 2020, covers 1.60.5 hectares in Kuravarkulam Village, Palayamkottai Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
- G.O. Ms. No. 74, dated 4th March 2020, covers 2.20.5 hectares in Azhwaneri Village, Nanguneri Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
- The public purpose is formation of a flood carrier canal taking surplus water from the Kannadian Channel to the drought prone areas of Sattankulam and Tisayanvillai.
- The notifications were published in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 109 on 11th March 2020.
Land and project status
G.O. Ms. No. 73 identifies dry land in Survey No. 12/1A at Kuravarkulam and lists the persons interested in that land. It states that the requisitioning body had not entered the land and that the canal had not been dug as of the notification.
G.O. Ms. No. 74 contains a schedule of 17 dry land parcels in Survey Nos. 936B/11 to 936B/27 at Azhwaneri. It states that the requisitioning department entered the land on 19th November 2010 and that the canal had been completed.
Both notifications state that no family was displaced by the acquisition. An environmental impact assessment was carried out by WAPCOS, and the notifications state that a separate social impact assessment does not apply.
Effect on owners, buyers and other interested persons
The preliminary notifications have immediate consequences for the scheduled land:
- No sale, purchase, other transaction or new encumbrance may be created from the date of Gazette publication without the Collector's prior approval.
- Interested persons may inspect the land plan at the offices identified in the relevant notification during working hours on working days.
- Authorised Water Resources Department officers and staff may enter the land, take levels, survey it, and dig or bore into the subsoil for project work.
- Any interested person may file an objection to the acquisition before the Collector within 60 days from the date of Gazette publication.
A buyer or owner should compare the survey number in the property records with the schedules before proceeding with a transaction.
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Common questions
Can I buy or sell land listed in these notifications?
A sale, purchase, other land transaction or creation of an encumbrance requires the Collector's prior approval from the date the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
How long do I have to object to the acquisition?
An interested person may submit an objection to the Collector within 60 days from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Which villages and land areas are affected?
G.O. Ms. No. 73 covers 1.60.5 hectares in Kuravarkulam Village, Palayamkottai Taluk. G.O. Ms. No. 74 covers 2.20.5 hectares in Azhwaneri Village, Nanguneri Taluk.
Was a social impact assessment carried out for the canal project?
The notifications state that a social impact assessment does not apply because WAPCOS had carried out an environmental impact assessment for the irrigation project.
