Acquisition of Lands (282 Ex II 2 v2)

What the notifications do

The Public Works Department notifications declare that scheduled lands are needed for two public projects and direct their acquisition because immediate possession is considered necessary. They give notice under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, authorise designated land acquisition officials and their staff to exercise statutory powers, and apply the urgency process so that Section 5A does not apply.

Flood carrier channel lands

Government Order (Ms.) No. 235 dated 25 September 2013 covers land in Kuravarkulam Village, Palayamkottai Taluk, Tirunelveli District.

Key points are:

• The public purpose is formation of a Flood Carrier Channel by interlinking the Tamirabarani, Karumeniaru and Nambiyaru rivers.
• The project is stated to benefit dry areas in Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts.
• The Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Interlinking of Rivers Project, Unit III, Palayamkottai Taluk, together with staff and workmen, is authorised to exercise the relevant powers.
• The schedule lists dry land in Survey Nos. 2, 4, 12 and 13, with individual subdivisions, owners, boundaries and areas.
• The scheduled area totals 4.20.0 hectares.

Reservoir scheme lands

Government Order (Ms.) No. 243 dated 26 September 2013 covers land in No. 27 Karadiputhur Village, Gummidipoondi Taluk, Tiruvallur District, identified as Unit IV, Block II.

Key points are:

• The public purpose is land acquisition work for the Kannankottai Thervoykandigai Reservoir Scheme.
• The Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Unit IV, Kannankottai Thervoykandigai Reservoir Scheme, and the official's staff and workmen are authorised to exercise the relevant powers.
• The Special Tahsildar is also appointed to perform the functions of a Collector under Section 5A, while the urgency direction states that Section 5A will not apply to the case.
• The schedule identifies original and newly subdivided survey numbers, owners, boundaries and areas. It also records features on some parcels, including mango and other trees, wells, fencing, houses, a pipe line and a bore shed.
• The abstract records 26.42.0 hectares of dry land and 1.84.0 hectares of manavari land, totalling 28.26.0 hectares.

Who should check the schedules

Owners, buyers and professionals dealing with land in Kuravarkulam or Karadiputhur should compare the property's village, survey number and subdivision against the schedules. The notifications affect the specifically listed parcels and describe them by ownership, boundaries and extent.