Declaration of Sirumalai West Forest Block-I in Dindigul District as Reserved Forest under the Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 84, Environment, Climate Change-Forest (FR.14), dated 2 May 2022, declaring the scheduled area in Sirumalai Village, Dindigul District, as reserved forest under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882. The declaration applies from 8 June 2022 and identifies a total area of 599.53.0 hectares, while separately listing patta and poromboke survey numbers excluded from Sirumalai West Forest Block-I, Bit IV.
What the notification does
The Declaration of Sirumalai West Forest Block-I in Dindigul District as Reserved Forest was issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 84, Environment, Climate Change-Forest (FR.14), dated 2 May 2022. Acting under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882, the Governor of Tamil Nadu declares the area described in the schedule as reserved forest from 8 June 2022.
Area covered
The reserved forest is identified as Sirumalai West Forest Block-I, Bit IV, in Survey Village Number 93, Sirumalai, in Dindigul Taluk and Dindigul District.
The schedule records these survey numbers and extents:
- Survey Number 695 part, 529.03.5 hectares.
- Survey Number 640/2, 3.88.5 hectares.
- Survey Number 756/2, 34.74.0 hectares.
- Survey Number 758/3, 1.03.5 hectares.
- Survey Number 758/4, 1.15.5 hectares.
- Survey Number 759, 23.72.5 hectares.
- Survey Number 768/2, 1.79.0 hectares.
- Survey Number 844/2, 2.90.0 hectares.
- Survey Number 872/1, 1.26.5 hectares.
The total scheduled area is 599.53.0 hectares. Detailed northern, eastern, southern and western boundaries are provided using adjoining survey numbers, junction points and the existing Sirumalai north-west slope block-3 reserved forest boundary.
Excluded land within the boundaries
The Sirumalai West Forest Block-I, Bit IV schedule states that specified patta and poromboke lands lying within the described boundaries are excluded from the forest block. For Part I, the excluded survey numbers are 354, 650/1, 650/2, 651/1, 651/2, 756/1, 757/1, 757/2, 757/3, 758/1, 758/2, 824/1, 824/2, 827, 828 and 844/1, with a stated total extent of 59.12.0 hectares.
The schedule also provides a separate, extensive exclusion list for Part II, together with classifications, extents and, in many cases, patta numbers and names.
Who should check the schedule
Owners, buyers and professionals dealing with land in Survey Village Number 93, Sirumalai, should compare the property survey number with both the reserved forest schedule and the exclusion lists. A property lying within the outer boundary may still be listed as excluded patta or poromboke land.
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Common questions
When did the reserved forest declaration take effect?
The declaration took effect on 8 June 2022.
How much land is declared as Sirumalai West Forest Block-I, Bit IV?
The schedule states a total extent of 599.53.0 hectares in Survey Village Number 93, Sirumalai, Dindigul District.
Are all lands inside the described boundaries included in the reserved forest?
No. The schedule separately identifies specified patta and poromboke lands within the boundaries as excluded from Sirumalai West Forest Block-I, Bit IV.
Does the notification identify individual patta lands?
Yes. The schedules list several survey numbers with their extents, classifications, patta numbers and names, and identify them as excluded from the forest block.
