Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 2, 12 January 2011

What the Gazette covers

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, Number 2, contains notifications of interest to sections of the public from the Environment and Forests Department, Highways and Minor Ports Department, Home Department, Housing and Urban Development Department, Industries Department, and Labour and Employment Department.

For property owners and buyers, the supplied text is particularly relevant to bird sanctuary boundaries in Ramanathapuram District and highway land acquisitions in Vellore District.

Bird sanctuary notifications

The Environment and Forests Department issued two notifications under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972:

• Government Order Ms. Number 206, Environment and Forests (FR.5), dated 1 December 2010, declares 593.08 hectares in Melaselvanoor Village and Keelaselvanoor Village, Kadaladi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, as the Melaselvanoor and Keelaselvanoor Birds Sanctuary from 1 December 2010.
• The sanctuary schedule defines its boundaries by adjoining villages and specified survey fields.
• Government Order Ms. Number 220, Environment and Forests (FR5), dated 15 December 2010, declares the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to constitute 29.29.5 hectares in Survey Number 6 of Therthangal Village, Paramakudi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, as the Therthangal Birds Sanctuary.
• The Therthangal notification describes the proposed sanctuary as having ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, natural and zoological significance. Its boundaries are identified through neighbouring survey numbers.

Highway land acquisitions

The Highways and Minor Ports Department issued acquisition notices under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001:

• Government Order (D) Number 239, Highways and Minor Ports (HQ2), dated 10 December 2010, acquires scheduled land in Banavaram Village, Arakkonam Taluk, Vellore District, for a road over bridge replacing existing level crossing 40 on the Sholingar to Kaveripakkam road.
• Government Order (D) Number 248, Highways and Minor Ports (HQ2), dated 23 December 2010, acquires scheduled land in Pasumathur Village, Katpadi Taluk, Vellore District, for a road over bridge replacing existing level crossing 63 between Kavanur and Gudiyattam Railway Station.
• The schedules identify survey numbers, land classifications, recorded owners or interested persons, and extents.
• The relevant land plans may be inspected during office hours at the offices of the Tahsildar for Arakkonam Taluk or Katpadi Taluk, as applicable.

Who should check the schedules

Owners, buyers and professionals dealing with land in the named villages should compare the property survey number with the Gazette schedules. The notifications may directly affect ownership, acquisition status or whether land falls within a declared or proposed bird sanctuary boundary.