Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Link Canal Scheme, Pudukkottai District, Notification for Time Extension of 19(1) Declaration under Section 19(7)

What the notification does

Notification No. VI(1)/397/2023, issued by Pudukkottai District Collector Kavitha Ramu on 19 May 2023, gives the authorities another 12 months to publish the land acquisition declaration for Kunnathur Kalimangalam Revenue Village in Viralimalai Taluk. The previous last date was 13 June 2023, and the extended date is 13 June 2024.

The extension was granted for administrative reasons under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The preliminary notification for the village had been published on 14 June 2022.

Scheme and earlier approval

The Government of Tamil Nadu had approved land acquisition and land transfer for the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Link Canal Scheme in Pudukkottai District through G.O.(Ms) No.101, Public Works (N2) Department, dated 27 April 2020.

That approval covered:

• Acquisition of 572.56.0 hectares of patta land in 19 villages.
• Transfer of 83.78.0 hectares of government poramboke land.
• Implementation of the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Link Canal Scheme in Pudukkottai District.

Land covered by the extension

Notification No. VI(1)/397/2023 lists one location:

• Taluk: Viralimalai.
• Revenue village: Kunnathur Kalimangalam.
• Preliminary notification publication date: 14 June 2022.
• Original last date for the declaration: 13 June 2023.
• Extended date for the declaration: 13 June 2024.

Who may be affected

Owners, buyers and professionals dealing with land in Kunnathur Kalimangalam Revenue Village should note that the acquisition process for the canal scheme remains active during the extended period. The notification only extends the time available to publish the declaration. It does not identify individual survey numbers, owners, compensation amounts or the exact extent of land within this village covered by the acquisition.