Acquisition of Lands in Krishnagiri District (2023)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, under Notifications by Heads of Departments, etc., published Notification No. VI(1)/424/2023, Roc. 4890/2020/R-1, on 12 July 2023, notifying the acquisition of 12.15.11 hectares in Muthanahalli Village, Denkanikottai Taluk, Krishnagiri District. The land is required to excavate a new supply canal from Alliyalam Anaicut to feed tanks in Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, under Notifications by Heads of Departments, etc., published Notification No. VI(1)/424/2023, Roc. 4890/2020/R-1, on 12 July 2023. It notifies that 12.15.11 hectares of land in Muthanahalli Village, Denkanikottai Taluk, Krishnagiri District, is under acquisition for an irrigation project.
The project involves excavating a new supply canal from Ls. 8.80 kilometres of Shoolagiri Taluk Alliyalam Anaicut. The canal is intended to feed 12 tanks in Shoolagiri and Denkanikottai taluks of Krishnagiri District and Thulsetti Tank in Palacode Taluk of Dharmapuri District.
Who may be affected
Notification No. VI(1)/424/2023 directly concerns owners, registered holders and other persons interested in the survey fields and subdivisions listed in its schedule. It may also matter to buyers or professionals checking land in Muthanahalli Village, particularly where a property shares a survey number, subdivision or boundary with the scheduled land.
The schedule identifies affected land through:
- Survey field numbers and subdivisions.
- Dry land classification.
- Area under acquisition.
- Northern, eastern, southern and western boundaries.
- Names of landowners and registered holders.
- Structures, wells, borewells, fencing and other improvements.
- Trees, gardens and crops recorded on individual parcels.
Environmental and social assessment
The notification records that Life Shell Labs India Private Limited carried out an Environmental Impact Assessment study for the irrigation project. Because that study was completed, the notification states that Social Impact Assessment does not apply to the project under the cited land acquisition law.
The notification also states that no family will be displaced because of the acquisition.
Points for property checks
A person checking land in Muthanahalli Village should compare the property records with the survey field number, subdivision, boundaries and registered holder details in the acquisition schedule. The listed area is not always an entire survey field, so the subdivision and the precise extent under acquisition are important.
The notification records structures and vegetation on particular parcels, including houses, poultry farms, wells, borewells, water tanks, gardens and several types of trees. It does not state compensation amounts or rates in the supplied text.
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Common questions
Is land in Muthanahalli Village being acquired?
Yes. Notification No. VI(1)/424/2023 states that 12.15.11 hectares in Muthanahalli Village, Denkanikottai Taluk, is under acquisition for the irrigation canal project.
How can I check whether my property is included?
Compare your survey field number and subdivision with the schedule. Also check the listed extent, four boundaries, landowner or registered holder details, structures and trees.
Will families be displaced by this acquisition?
The notification states that no family will be displaced because of the land acquisition.
Why was a Social Impact Assessment not applied?
The notification states that an Environmental Impact Assessment study was carried out by Life Shell Labs India Private Limited. On that basis, it says that Social Impact Assessment does not apply to the project.
