Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 147, 31 March 2020
The Government of Tamil Nadu Highways and Minor Ports Department, through G.O. (D) No. 97, Highways and Minor Ports (EAP.1), dated 31 March 2020, and G.O. (D) No. 98, Highways and Minor Ports (EAP.1), dated 31 March 2020, notifies the Governor of Tamil Nadu's acquisition of specified dry lands in Siruvayalur and Nakkasalem villages, Alathur Taluk, Perambalur District. The acquisitions cover 908 square metres for widening part of State Highways Road SH-142 and 35,195 square metres for a new bypass on the same road.
What the notifications govern
The Highways and Minor Ports Department notifications record two land acquisitions under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. The lands are required for works on State Highways Road SH-142, the Thuraiyur to Perambalur Road.
- G.O. (D) No. 97, Highways and Minor Ports (EAP.1), dated 31 March 2020, acquires 908 square metres of dry land in No. 64 Siruvayalur Village, Alathur Taluk, Perambalur District. The purpose is a two-laning extension from Km. 15/300 to Km. 19/150.
- G.O. (D) No. 98, Highways and Minor Ports (EAP.1), dated 31 March 2020, acquires 35,195 square metres of dry land in No. 65 Nakkasalem Village, Alathur Taluk, Perambalur District. The purpose is a new bypass from Km. 13/100 to Km. 14/600.
Who is affected
The acquisitions affect the owners and other interested persons identified in the schedules, together with the specified portions of their survey numbers and subdivisions. Each schedule records details such as land classification, total survey extent, acquisition extent, patta or ownership information, and assets located within the acquired portion.
The Siruvayalur schedule mainly identifies vacant land, with one entry recording a teak tree. The Nakkasalem schedule includes vacant land and assets such as wells, bore wells, motor rooms, water tanks, septic tanks, toilets, sheds, compound walls, trees, fencing, a school playground and parts of buildings.
A person dealing with land in either village can use the survey number, subdivision number and acquisition extent in the relevant schedule to determine whether the property appears among the notified lands.
Compensation and inspection of plans
The Highways and Minor Ports Department notifications state that the entire compensation amount will be paid from funds controlled or managed by the Divisional Engineer (Highways), Chennai Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor Project, Salem. They also state that the cause shown by owners or other interested persons was considered.
Plans of the acquired lands are kept at the following offices and may be inspected during office hours:
- Office of the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Chennai Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor Project, Salem.
- Office of the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Chennai Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor Project, Perambalur.
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Common questions
Does the notification acquire all land in Siruvayalur and Nakkasalem villages?
No. It acquires only the land portions identified by survey number, subdivision and acquisition extent in the schedules, totalling 908 square metres in Siruvayalur and 35,195 square metres in Nakkasalem.
What road projects require these lands?
The Siruvayalur land is for a two-laning extension on State Highways Road SH-142 from Km. 15/300 to Km. 19/150. The Nakkasalem land is for a new bypass on the same road from Km. 13/100 to Km. 14/600.
Where can I inspect the land acquisition plans?
The plans may be inspected during office hours at the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition) office for the Chennai Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor Project in Salem and the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) office for the project in Perambalur.
Does the acquisition include wells, trees or buildings on the land?
The schedules identify immovable assets within particular acquired portions, including wells, bore wells, trees, sheds, walls, tanks, toilets, motor rooms, fencing and parts of buildings or a school playground.
