Declaration of Pallikaranai Swamp Forest Block in Sholinganallur (Previously Tambaram) Taluk in Kancheepuram District as Reserved Forest under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act
The Governor of Tamil Nadu, through the Environment and Forests Department in G.O. Ms. No. 62 dated 10 May 2018, declares the specified area of Pallikaranai Swamp Forest Block in Kancheepuram District as reserved forest from 23 January 2019. The declaration covers Survey Field Number Bit-I 657/3E in Pallikaranai Village, with an extent recorded as 0.40.5 hectares.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 62 of the Environment and Forests Department, dated 10 May 2018, declares a specified area in Pallikaranai Swamp Forest Block as reserved forest. The Governor of Tamil Nadu issued the declaration using the power provided by Section 16 of the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882.
The reserved forest status takes effect from 23 January 2019. The gazette notification number is No. II(2)/EF/579/2018.
Land covered
The schedule to G.O. Ms. No. 62 identifies the land as follows:
- District: Kancheepuram.
- Taluk: Sholinganallur, previously Tambaram.
- Village: Number 42, Pallikaranai.
- Forest block: Pallikaranai Swamp Forest Block.
- Survey field number: Bit-I 657/3E.
- Survey extent: 0.40.5 hectares, as printed in the notification.
The declaration applies to the area whose boundaries are specified in the schedule. The supplied text identifies one survey field number and its recorded extent.
Who may be affected
G.O. Ms. No. 62 is directly relevant to anyone buying, owning, reviewing or professionally dealing with land identified as Survey Field Number Bit-I 657/3E in Pallikaranai Village. Buyers and professionals checking property records in Pallikaranai should compare the survey number in the title documents and revenue records with the survey number listed in the notification.
The notification does not identify any other survey field number. It also does not state that all land in Pallikaranai Village or the entire Sholinganallur Taluk is declared reserved forest.
Key provisions
- The land is declared reserved forest under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882.
- The declaration was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu through the Environment and Forests Department.
- The declaration is effective from 23 January 2019.
- The notified location is Pallikaranai Swamp Forest Block in Pallikaranai Village.
- The relevant survey field is Bit-I 657/3E, with the extent printed as 0.40.5 hectares.
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Common questions
Does the reserved forest declaration cover all of Pallikaranai?
The notification identifies Survey Field Number Bit-I 657/3E in Pallikaranai Village, with an extent printed as 0.40.5 hectares. It does not state that every property in Pallikaranai is covered.
When did the Pallikaranai reserved forest declaration take effect?
The declaration took effect from 23 January 2019.
Which government department issued the Pallikaranai notification?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu issued the declaration through the Environment and Forests Department in G.O. Ms. No. 62 dated 10 May 2018.
What survey number should a Pallikaranai property buyer check?
The notification lists Survey Field Number Bit-I 657/3E in Village Number 42, Pallikaranai. A buyer should compare that number with the survey number shown in the property's records.
