G.O. (Ms.) No. 47, Acquisition of Lands, 2023
The Government of Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 47 dated 7 July 2023, issued preliminary notifications to acquire specified land in Pudukudi Village and Melaseval Part-2 Village, Cheranmahadevi Taluk, Tirunelveli District, for the Tamirabarani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project. The notifications restrict transactions involving the listed land without prior approval and allow interested persons to object within 60 days from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Land and project covered
The Government of Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department notifications cover land required to form a flood carrier canal connecting the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar rivers. The canal is intended to carry water from the Kannadian Channel to drought-prone areas of Sattankulam and Tisayanvillai in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts.
The acquisition covers:
- 1.53.5 hectares in Pudukudi Village, Cheranmahadevi Taluk, comprising six listed parcels in survey numbers 16/2, 17/1, 18/1, 20/5A, 20/2B and 23/5B2.
- 3.14.52 hectares in Melaseval Part-2 Village, Cheranmahadevi Taluk, comprising 14 listed parcels.
- Dry and wet land, including one well recorded in the Pudukudi schedule.
The schedules identify survey numbers, extent, boundaries, registered holders and persons interested in the land.
Effect on owners, buyers and lenders
The preliminary acquisition notifications were published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 25 July 2023. From publication, no person may sell, purchase or otherwise transact in the listed land, or create an encumbrance over it, without prior approval from the Special District Revenue Officer.
A buyer, owner or lender dealing with land in either village should compare the survey number and subdivision against the schedules. The restriction applies specifically to land included in those schedules.
Objections and inspection
The notifications provide the following process:
- A person interested in the land may submit an objection within 60 days from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- Objections must be filed before the Special District Revenue Officer.
- The land plan may be inspected on a working day during working hours at the office of the Special District Revenue Officer, Tamirabarani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar River Linking Project, Tirunelveli, and the Land Acquisition Officer.
Project administration and site access
The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Special Project Division, Tirunelveli, and staff are authorised to enter the surveyed land, take levels, dig or bore into the subsoil, and perform work required for the project.
An Environmental Impact Assessment was carried out by WAPCOS. The notifications state that a Social Impact Assessment does not apply. They also record that the canal had already been dug in the project areas and that no family was displaced. The Sub Collector, Cheranmahadevi, was appointed as Administrator for rehabilitation and resettlement.
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Common questions
Can I buy or sell land listed in these notifications?
Not without prior approval from the Special District Revenue Officer. The restriction covers sales, purchases, other transactions and the creation of encumbrances from the date of Gazette publication.
How can I check whether my property is included?
Compare the property's survey number and subdivision with the schedules for Pudukudi Village and Melaseval Part-2 Village. The land plan may also be inspected during working hours at the specified offices in Tirunelveli.
Can a landowner object to the acquisition?
Yes. A person interested in the land may file an objection before the Special District Revenue Officer within 60 days from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Why was no Social Impact Assessment required?
The notifications state that WAPCOS carried out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the irrigation project and that a Social Impact Assessment therefore does not apply.
