Acquisition of Lands, Tiruvallur District, Gummidipoondi Taluk, 26. Kannankottai Village (286 Ex II 2 v2)

What the notification does

The Government of Tamil Nadu Public Works Department notification under Government Order (Ms.) No. 246, Public Works (K1) Department, dated 30 September 2013, is a formal land acquisition declaration. It declares that approximately 61.98.0 hectares of dry and manavari land in Kannankottai Village are required for the Kannankottai-Thervoykandigai Reservoir Scheme.

The declaration was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 30 September 2013. It was issued under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

Land and interests covered

The Public Works Department schedule identifies individual parcels by survey number, land classification, stated owner or interested party, boundaries and area. The supplied schedule includes parcels within Survey Numbers 142, 143, 144 and 145, including several subdivisions.

Key details include:

• The acquisition covers both dry and manavari land.
• The declared total extent is 61.98.0 hectares, a little more or less.
• The schedule records private individuals, the Chennai Education Trust and Canara Bank, Madarpakkam, among the stated owners or interested parties.
• Some parcel descriptions record wells, bore wells, mango plants, teak plants, neem plants, palm trees and other trees.
• Parcel boundaries are stated using adjoining survey numbers and, for some land, Karadiputhur Village.
• The entire compensation amount is to be paid from Public Revenues.

Who should check the schedule

The Public Works Department declaration directly concerns people whose land or interest is listed in the acquisition schedule. Owners, heirs, lenders and prospective buyers dealing with land in the listed survey numbers should compare the exact survey subdivision, extent and boundaries against their land records.

The schedule names multiple persons for some parcels and also records bank interests in certain properties. A buyer should therefore check both ownership and any recorded institutional interest before proceeding with a transaction.

Where the acquisition plan can be inspected

The acquisition plan for the Kannankottai-Thervoykandigai Reservoir Scheme is kept in the office of the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Unit 2. The notification states that the plan may be inspected during office hours.