Form VI Declaration, Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Link Canal Scheme, Pudukkottai District
The Government of Tamil Nadu issued Notification No. VI(1)/458/2024 on July 3, 2024, declaring the acquisition of 5.22.40 hectares in Kunnathur Kalimangalam Village, Viralimalai Taluk, Pudukkottai District, for the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Link Canal Scheme involving the Water Resource Department. The declaration identifies the affected survey fields, landholders, boundaries, trees and structures, and includes a summary of rehabilitation and resettlement provisions.
What the notification does
Notification No. VI(1)/458/2024, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu on July 3, 2024, declares that 5.22.40 hectares in Kunnathur Kalimangalam Village, Viralimalai Taluk, Pudukkottai District, are under acquisition for the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Link Canal Scheme. The scheme involves the Water Resource Department and is treated as a public purpose.
The declaration states that objections from interested persons were heard and an enquiry was conducted before the declaration was made.
Land covered
The acquisition schedule contains 55 entries. It provides details including:
- Survey and subdivision numbers.
- Classification as ryot dry or ryot wet land.
- Area proposed for acquisition from each field.
- Patta numbers and names of pattadhars.
- Boundaries of each affected parcel.
- Trees, pipelines, a well and other structures recorded on particular parcels.
The schedule includes land in survey numbers ranging across the 370, 372, 373, 374, 375, 510, 511, 512, 516, 517, 518, 520, 521, 524 and 526 series. Survey number 522 is identified in the rehabilitation summary as tank Government poramboke.
Who may be affected
Notification No. VI(1)/458/2024 directly affects the listed pattadhars and anyone considering buying, selling or dealing with the scheduled land. A buyer should compare the property's exact survey subdivision with the acquisition schedule and inspect the official plan.
The rehabilitation and resettlement summary records:
- No families are likely to be displaced or resettled.
- No trades or businesses are listed in the affected area.
- No landless agricultural labourers whose livelihood primarily depended on the acquired land are listed.
- Land belonging to four Scheduled Caste families is to be acquired, but their livelihood is stated not to be affected.
- An over-bridge is to be constructed across the mud road on the eastern side of Pudukulam tank.
- Housing, land-for-land and developed-land provisions are recorded as not applicable in the circumstances described.
Inspecting the plan
The acquisition plan may be inspected on any working day at the offices of the Special District Revenue Officer for Land Acquisition in Pudukkottai, the Special Tahsildar for Land Acquisition, Unit-1, Keeranur, and the Executive Engineer, Water Resource Department, Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Link Canal Scheme Special Division, Pudukkottai.
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Common questions
How can I check whether my land is included in this acquisition?
Compare the survey number and subdivision in your property records with the 55 entries in Notification No. VI(1)/458/2024. The official land plan can also be inspected at the listed land acquisition and Water Resource Department offices on a working day.
Does the declaration say that families will be displaced?
No. The rehabilitation and resettlement summary states that no families are likely to be displaced or resettled because of the acquisition.
Are trees and structures included in the acquisition schedule?
Yes. The schedule records trees and structures on particular parcels, including palm, neem, coconut and other trees, pipelines and a round well.
Does the acquisition include minerals beneath the land?
The declaration says mines and minerals beneath the land are not needed, except for parts that may have to be dug, removed or used during construction of the project.
