Munanjipatti Land Acquisition Declaration for Flood Carrier Canal Project

What the declaration does

The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 84 dated 27 April 2021, declares that 12.37.00 hectares of land is under acquisition. The declaration was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2 Supplement, No. 28A, dated 14 July 2021.

The stated public purpose is the interlinking of the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar rivers for the Flood Carrier Canal Project.

Location and land covered

The acquisition applies to specified land in Munanjipatti Village, Nanguneri Taluk, Tirunelveli District. It does not describe every property in the village as being under acquisition.

The parcel schedule provides:

• Survey and subdivision numbers.
• The area under acquisition for each entry.
• The type of land, shown as dry land in the reproduced entries.
• Names and, in some cases, addresses of persons interested in the land.
• Boundaries on the north, east, south and west.
• Available details about trees or structures, including a well in one entry.

The schedule includes whole survey numbers and subdivisions, so the subdivision suffix is important when checking whether a property is covered.

Who may be affected

The declaration directly concerns people named as interested persons in the parcel schedule and anyone claiming an interest in the listed survey lands. It is also relevant to buyers, lenders, lawyers, surveyors and other professionals examining property in Munanjipatti Village.

A property check should compare the survey number, subdivision number, area and four boundaries against the schedule. A similar survey number without the same subdivision should not automatically be treated as the listed parcel.

Practical effect

G.O. (Ms.) No. 84 dated 27 April 2021 identifies the scheduled land as being under acquisition for the Flood Carrier Canal Project. A person considering a transaction involving a listed parcel should take the acquisition declaration into account.

The supplied notification does not state compensation amounts, payment details, objection procedures or whether ownership has already transferred. It is therefore evidence of the acquisition declaration and the land identified for the project, but it does not answer those additional questions.