G.O. (Ms.) No. 116, Preliminary Notification for Land Acquisition, 2020
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 116 dated 4 May 2020 as a preliminary notification to acquire 42.83.65 hectares in Moolaikaraipatti Part 1 village, Nanguneri taluk, Tirunelveli district. The land is required for a floodwater canal under the Tamiraparani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar rivers linking project.
What the notification covers
G.O. (Ms.) No. 116 dated 4 May 2020, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, announces the proposed acquisition of 42.83.65 hectares in Moolaikaraipatti Part 1 village, Nanguneri taluk, Tirunelveli district.
The land is intended only for constructing a floodwater canal as part of the Tamiraparani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar rivers linking project. The project proposes to carry surplus water from the Kannadian canal to the drought affected areas of Sathankulam and Thisayanvilai.
Who may be affected
The preliminary acquisition notification directly concerns people who own or have an interest in land within the proposed 42.83.65 hectare acquisition area in Moolaikaraipatti Part 1 village.
Property buyers and professionals examining land in this village should determine whether the property falls within the notified acquisition area. The supplied page states that detailed land particulars follow, but it does not contain the survey number schedule needed to identify individual parcels.
Key provisions
G.O. (Ms.) No. 116 records the following points:
- Administrative approval has been granted for acquiring land required for the public purpose of constructing the floodwater canal.
- WAPCOS carried out an environmental impact assessment for the irrigation project under section 3(3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
- Because an environmental impact assessment had been completed, the notification states that a separate social impact assessment was not required under section 6(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
- Departmental personnel entered the proposed lands and excavated the canal on 25 February 2019, 6 March 2019, 20 March 2019, 3 June 2019, 20 July 2019 and 6 August 2019.
- The land acquisition did not require any families to be displaced.
- The Cheranmahadevi Sub Collector was appointed as the administrator for rehabilitation and resettlement.
Practical significance
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, has formally identified land in Moolaikaraipatti Part 1 village for acquisition for the canal project. Anyone dealing with property in that area would need the detailed land schedule to confirm whether a particular survey number is included.
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Common questions
How much land is proposed to be acquired?
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, proposes to acquire a total extent of 42.83.65 hectares in Moolaikaraipatti Part 1 village.
Why is the land being acquired?
The land is required for a floodwater canal under the Tamiraparani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar rivers linking project, carrying surplus water from the Kannadian canal towards Sathankulam and Thisayanvilai.
Does the notification identify the affected survey numbers?
The supplied page says detailed land particulars follow, but it does not show the survey number schedule. A particular property cannot be matched to the acquisition area from this page alone.
Will families be displaced by the acquisition?
The notification states that no families were displaced because of the land acquisition. It also appoints the Cheranmahadevi Sub Collector as the administrator for rehabilitation and resettlement.
