Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 2, Part VI, Section 1
The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, published Notification Number VI(1)/A(a-1)/2023 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 3 January 2023, recording the Governor of Tamil Nadu's acquisition of 4,056 square metres of wet and dry land in Kottaram East Village, Agasteeswaram Taluk, Kanniyakumari District. The land is acquired for doubling the broad gauge railway line between Tiruvananthapuram and Kanniyakumari, with compensation to be paid from funds controlled or managed by Southern Railway. The publication also begins Notification Number VI(1)/A(a-2)/2023 concerning land to be acquired for a bypass road in Tenkasi, but the supplied text does not include its complete notice or schedule.
What the Kanniyakumari notification does
Notification Number VI(1)/A(a-1)/2023, published by the Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, on 3 January 2023, records the acquisition of land by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997, read with the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operation, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2019.
Key provisions are:
- The acquisition covers 4,056 square metres of wet and dry land in Kottaram East Village, Agasteeswaram Taluk, Kanniyakumari District.
- The land is needed for doubling the broad gauge railway line between Tiruvananthapuram and Kanniyakumari.
- Compensation is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by Southern Railway.
- The land plan is kept at the office of the Collector, Kanniyakumari, and may be inspected on any day during office hours.
Land and people affected
Notification Number VI(1)/A(a-1)/2023 affects portions of 35 listed survey subdivisions, beginning with Survey Number 595/10B and ending with Survey Number 639/12B. The schedule identifies each parcel as wet or dry land, gives its total area and the area acquired, and lists patta holders or other interested persons.
The schedule also records structures and vegetation on particular parcels, including compound walls, toilets, gates, sheds, wells, borewells, water tanks, fencing, a motor room, meter boxes, cemetery structures and pipelines. Listed trees include coconut, mango, neem, tamarind, palm, teak, cashew, poovarasu, drumstick and curry leaf trees.
Property owners and buyers in Kottaram East Village should compare the survey number and subdivision of a property with the acquisition schedule. The acquisition concerns only the stated area from each listed parcel, which may be smaller than the parcel's total extent.
Tenkasi bypass notification
Notification Number VI(1)/A(a-2)/2023 states that the Government of Tamil Nadu is satisfied that lands are to be acquired for forming a bypass road in Tenkasi, from K.M. 0/0 to 6/0, in Tenkasi Town, Tenkasi Taluk and District. The supplied text ends before the full notice and land schedule, so it does not provide the affected survey numbers, extents or interested persons.
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Common questions
How much land is acquired in Kottaram East Village?
Notification Number VI(1)/A(a-1)/2023 acquires a total of 4,056 square metres of wet and dry land.
Who will pay compensation for the Kanniyakumari railway acquisition?
The compensation is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by Southern Railway.
Where can I inspect the acquisition plan?
The plan is available at the office of the Collector, Kanniyakumari, and may be inspected on any day during office hours.
Does the supplied text identify the properties affected by the Tenkasi bypass?
No. Notification Number VI(1)/A(a-2)/2023 identifies the bypass purpose and location, but the supplied text ends before its full notice and schedule of affected lands.
