G.O. Ms. No. 33, Acquisition of Lands, 2020
The Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No. 33, Public Works (P-2), dated 21st January 2020, as a preliminary notification to acquire 2.96.3 hectares in Pudukkudi Village, Cheranmahadevi Taluk, Tirunelveli District, for the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project. Published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 24th January 2020, it restricts transactions and encumbrances over the listed land without the Collector's prior approval and allows interested persons to object within 60 days of publication.
What the notification covers
The preliminary notification issued by the Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, under G.O. Ms. No. 33, Public Works (P-2), dated 21st January 2020, concerns land required for a public irrigation project. The project will form a Flood Carrier Canal from the Kannadian Channel to the drought prone areas of Sattankulam and Tisayanvillai by interlinking the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar rivers.
The land is in Pudukkudi Village, Cheranmahadevi Taluk, Tirunelveli District. The total extent under acquisition is 2.96.3 hectares.
Land identified for acquisition
The acquisition schedule lists the following survey fields:
- Survey No. 147/1, wet land, 0.07.5 hectare.
- Survey No. 147/2, wet land, 0.61.5 hectare.
- Survey No. 148, wet land, 0.76.0 hectare.
- Survey No. 149, dry land, 0.55.0 hectare.
- Survey No. 150, dry land, 0.74.8 hectare.
- Survey No. 153/1, wet land, 0.21.5 hectare.
The schedule also records boundaries, structures, trees, names and addresses of interested persons, and registered holder details. Survey No. 149 includes a motor room and several trees. Survey No. 148 includes three neem trees.
Effect on owners and buyers
From publication of the preliminary notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 24th January 2020, no person may sell, purchase or otherwise transact in the listed land, or create an encumbrance over it, without the Collector's prior approval.
An interested person may file an objection to the acquisition before the Collector within 60 days from the date of Gazette publication. A plan of the land may be inspected at the offices of the Collector and the Land Acquisition Officer during working hours on any working day.
Project assessment and official powers
An environmental impact assessment for the irrigation project was carried out by WAPCOS. The notification states that a separate social impact assessment does not apply. It also records that the Requisitioning Body had not entered the land by that date and that no family would be displaced.
The Sub-Collector, Cheranmahadevi, is appointed Administrator for rehabilitation and resettlement. The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Special Project Division, Tirunelveli, and staff are authorised to enter and survey the land, take levels, dig or bore into the subsoil, and carry out related work.
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Common questions
Can I buy or sell land listed in this notification?
A sale, purchase or other transaction involving the listed land requires the Collector's prior approval from the date of Gazette publication. Encumbrances also cannot be created without that approval.
Which survey numbers are affected in Pudukkudi Village?
The notification covers Survey Nos. 147/1, 147/2, 148, 149, 150 and 153/1 in Pudukkudi Village, Cheranmahadevi Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
Can a landowner object to the acquisition?
Yes. An interested person may submit an objection to the Collector within 60 days from the notification's publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where can I inspect the acquisition plan?
The land plan may be inspected at the offices of the Collector and the Land Acquisition Officer on any working day during working hours.
