Notifications by Government, Part II, Section 2, No. 16, April 22, 2015

What this Gazette contains

The Government of Tamil Nadu, in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Part II, Section 2, No. 16 dated April 22, 2015, published notifications from several departments. These include the Environment and Forest Department, Highways and Minor Ports Department, Home Department, Housing and Urban Development Department, and Labour and Employment Department.

For landowners, buyers and professionals, the Gazette mainly matters because it includes a sanctuary declaration proposal, a land acquisition notice, and a planning relaxation connected to a named site in Chennai.

Oussudu Lake Birds Sanctuary, Villupuram District

Government Order Ms. No. 49, Environment and Forest (FR.V), dated 31st March 2015, says the Governor of Tamil Nadu declares the intention to constitute the described area as Oussudu Lake Birds Sanctuary under the Wild Life (Protection) Act.

Key points from the notification:

• It covers part of Oussudu Lake in Putturai and Perambai Villages, Vanur Taluk, Villupuram District.
• The Gazette says the area is of ecological, faunal, floral and geomorphological significance.
• The schedule gives the district, taluk, village names, resurvey numbers and total extent.
• The sanctuary is named Oussudu Lake Birds Sanctuary.
• Boundary descriptions are provided on all four sides.

This matters if your land or due diligence concerns property in or near the listed survey areas.

Highway land acquisition, Sadayankuppam Village

Government Order Ms. No. 40, Highways and Minor Ports (HW2), dated 23rd March 2015, publishes acquisition of land for highways purpose for construction of an over bridge across the Buckingham Canal at No. 43, Sadayankuppam Village.

Key points from the schedule:

• The land is in Thiruvallur District, Thiruvottiyur Taluk, Sadayankuppam Village.
• The total land acquired is 238 square metres.
• Three parcels are listed with new survey numbers 355/23B, 356/8B and 356/16B.
• Two parcels belong to Panchayat Union Middle School and one belongs to Government.
• The schedule states the structures present, including a public school toilet, Village Administrative Office building and Noon Meal Centre on one parcel.

This is relevant if you are checking title, access or public acquisition affecting land near the Buckingham Canal crossing.

Planning relaxation, Chikkarayapuram Village, Chennai

Government Order Ms. No. 52, Housing and Urban Development (UD-I), dated 25 March 2015, concerns relaxation from the provisions of Development Regulations for Chennai Metropolitan Area relating to construction of M/s. Sri Muthukumaran Educational Trust buildings at Chikkarayapuram Village, Chennai.

The Gazette text here identifies:

• the beneficiary, M/s. Sri Muthukumaran Educational Trust,
• the location, Chikkarayapuram Village, Kundrathur Main Road, Chennai,
• and the survey fields covered.

If you are dealing with nearby land, institutional development or planning compliance in this area, this notification may be relevant.

Other notifications in the same Gazette

Other items in the Gazette include:

• constitution of an Additional District Court at Tenkasi in Tirunelveli District,
• appointment of an Official Receiver for Salem District,
• changes to railway police station jurisdiction in Chennai,
• declaration of certain traffic points moving to Velur Traffic Police Station in Namakkal District,
• exemption from life time tax and registration fee for a vehicle belonging to the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority, Chennai,
• reorganisation of jurisdiction of Conciliation Officers under the Industrial Disputes Act, which the Gazette says is in supersession of an earlier Labour and Employment Department notification published on 15th October 2014.