Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 29A, Part VI, Section 1 (Supplement)
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette supplement published on 19 July 2023 contains Notification No. VI(1)/440/2023, issued by the Cuddalore District Collector on 30 June 2023, notifying acquisition of 1.60.00 hectares in M. Adhanoor Village for a Public Works Department barrage project. It also contains Notification No. VI(1)/441/2023, issued by the Pudukkottai District Collector on 24 June 2023, extending the deadline for publishing acquisition declarations for Nathampannai and Sembattur under the Cauvery Vaigai Gundar Link Canal Scheme.
Acquisition in M. Adhanoor Village
Notification No. VI(1)/440/2023, issued by the Cuddalore District Collector on 30 June 2023, covers 1.60.00 hectares of private dry land in M. Adhanoor Village, Kattumannarkoil Taluk, Cuddalore District. The land is required to construct a barrage with a head sluice across the River Coleroon between Adhanoor and Kumaramangalam villages.
The stated purposes are to store river water for agriculture, prevent sea water intrusion and support farmers. The notification says the affected fields are along the river bank, contain no agricultural or horticultural crops, and have no residential or industrial buildings affecting livelihoods.
Key provisions include:
- Survey numbers 119/2, 119/3, 119/4, 119/5 and 119/6 are listed for acquisition.
- The Public Works Department and its staff may enter the land, survey it, take levels, and dig or bore into the subsoil as required for the work.
- The land plan may be inspected at the offices of the District Collector and the Public Works Department on working days during working hours.
- From publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, no sale, purchase, other transaction or encumbrance involving the notified land may be made without the Collector's prior approval.
- An interested person may submit objections to the Collector within 60 days from Gazette publication.
- The notification states that no family will be displaced, so no rehabilitation and resettlement issue arises.
Cauvery Vaigai Gundar Link Canal Scheme
Notification No. VI(1)/441/2023, issued by the Pudukkottai District Collector on 24 June 2023, concerns the Cauvery Vaigai Gundar Link Canal Scheme in Pudukkottai District. The Government of Tamil Nadu had sanctioned acquisition of 572.56.0 hectares of patta land and transfer of 83.78.0 hectares of poramboke land in 19 villages through G.O. (Ms.) No. 101, Public Works (N2) Department, dated 27 April 2020.
For administrative reasons, the deadline for publishing the acquisition declaration was extended by six months for:
- Nathampannai Revenue Village, until 4 January 2024.
- Sembattur Revenue Village, until 4 January 2024.
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Common questions
Can I sell or mortgage land listed in the M. Adhanoor acquisition notification?
A sale, purchase, other transaction or creation of an encumbrance requires the Collector's prior approval from the date the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
How long do I have to object to the M. Adhanoor land acquisition?
An interested person may file an objection before the Collector within 60 days from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where can I inspect the plan for the M. Adhanoor land?
The plan may be inspected at the offices of the District Collector and the Public Works Department on any working day during working hours.
What changed for Nathampannai and Sembattur under the canal scheme?
Notification No. VI(1)/441/2023 extended the deadline for publishing the acquisition declaration by six months, until 4 January 2024, for both villages.
