Notification under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 (240 Ex II 2 v3)

What this gazette does

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 240, Part II, Section 2, dated 27th July 2011, published notifications issued by the Industries (NLC) Department as G.O. Ms. No. 112, G.O. Ms. No. 113 and G.O. Ms. No. 114, all dated 27th July 2011. Each notification states that the Governor of Tamil Nadu acquires listed lands for an industrial purpose, namely the Mines Expansion Scheme of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited.

Who is affected

This gazette matters to:

• land owners and other persons interested in the listed survey numbers
• buyers checking title or acquisition risk in the notified villages
• professionals verifying whether a parcel is covered by acquisition
• anyone dealing with land in Chidambaram Taluk, Cuddalore District, in the villages named in the schedules

Areas and extents covered

The schedules cover land in Cuddalore District, Chidambaram Taluk, in these villages:

• Kathazhai Village, total extent 3.84.5 hectares, under G.O. Ms. No. 112, Industries (NLC), dated 27th July 2011
• Valayamadevi Kilpathi Village, part of the schedule under G.O. Ms. No. 113, Industries (NLC), dated 27th July 2011, with total extent 7.04.5 hectares
• Valayamadevi Melpathi Village, Block No. 40, total extent 4.06.0 hectares, under G.O. Ms. No. 114, Industries (NLC), dated 27th July 2011

The gazette lists the relevant R.S. numbers, land description as R.Dry, patta numbers, and the names of land owners or persons interested for each parcel.

Key points for property buyers and owners

• The acquisition is stated to be for industrial purpose.
• The stated purpose is the Mines Expansion Scheme of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited.
• The Government of Tamil Nadu says it was satisfied that the scheduled lands had to be acquired for that purpose.
• The entire amount of compensation is stated to be payable out of funds controlled or managed by Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited.
• The land plans are kept in the Office of the Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), Neyveli-2.
• The land plans may be inspected during office hours.

Practical takeaway

If your land, or land you plan to buy, matches any survey number in these schedules, the gazette says that the Governor of Tamil Nadu has acquired it for the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited mines expansion project. The safest next step is to verify the survey number, patta number and village details against the schedule and inspect the land plans kept at the Office of the Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), Neyveli-2.