G.O. (D) No. 91, Acquisition of Lands for Mettupalayam Bypass, 2020

What the notification does

G.O. (D) No. 91, Highways and Minor Ports (HS2), dated 23rd March 2020, is a land acquisition notification issued through the Highways and Minor Ports Department. Under sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, the Governor of Tamil Nadu acquires 144790.0 square metres of Ryotwari Dry land in Karamadai Village, Coimbatore District, for the formation of the Mettupalayam Bypass.

The notification says the acquisition decision was made after considering the cause shown by the owners or other persons having an interest in the land.

Who may be affected

G.O. (D) No. 91 directly affects the owners and other interested persons connected with land included in its schedule. It is also relevant to buyers and property professionals checking land in Karamadai Village, Mettupalayam Taluk, particularly where the survey field number matches one in the schedule.

Several entries cover only a stated area within a survey field and refer to the remaining part of the land in their boundary descriptions. A survey field number should therefore be checked together with the acquired area and boundaries.

Key provisions

The schedule attached to G.O. (D) No. 91 provides property level details, including:

• The survey field number for each affected parcel.
• The classification as Ryotwari Dry land.
• The area acquired in square metres.
• The boundaries of the acquired portion.
• The name of the recorded owner or owners.
• Structures and trees where recorded, including wells, compound walls, an electricity board room, a damaged building, and coconut, neem, teak, mango, pungam and biya trees.

Survey fields shown in the supplied schedule include numbers within 260, 264, 730, 731, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738 and 742. The schedule contains both vacant sites and land with recorded structures or trees.

Compensation and plan inspection

G.O. (D) No. 91 states that the entire compensation amount awarded for the acquired lands is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by the Divisional Engineer (Highways), Construction and Maintenance. It does not state individual compensation amounts in the supplied text.

The plan of the acquired lands is kept at the office of the Sub Collector, Coimbatore. The notification says it may be inspected at any time during office hours.