Notice under Section 3(1) of Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997, Form-C
The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005, published Notification Number VI(1)/618(a-1)/2024 on 13 September 2024 under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. The notification records the Governor of Tamil Nadu's acquisition of about 10,343 square metres in Aathivilai Village, Kalkulam Taluk, Kanniyakumari District, for doubling the Broad Gauge Railway Line between Nagercoil and Eraniel.
What the notification does
Notification Number VI(1)/618(a-1)/2024, published by the Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005, on 13 September 2024, acquires the land described in its schedule for an industrial purpose. The stated purpose is doubling the Broad Gauge Railway Line between Nagercoil and Eraniel.
The acquisition covers about 10,343 square metres in Aathivilai Village, Kalkulam Taluk, Kanniyakumari District. The notification describes this measurement as a little more or less.
Land and property covered
The schedule to Notification Number VI(1)/618(a-1)/2024 identifies the affected property by survey number, wet or dry classification, total survey extent and extent being acquired. In several entries, only part of the total survey extent is acquired.
The scheduled survey numbers include land containing or associated with:
- Houses, tiled houses and a thatched house.
- Compound walls, small rooms, a shop and a bike stand.
- A borewell, a canal and a toilet tank.
- A temple and cemetery areas.
- Coconut, mango, jackfruit, teak, arecanut, banana and other trees or plants.
The schedule also gives patta numbers and names people recorded as owners or interested persons. Some parcels list several interested persons.
Who is affected
Notification Number VI(1)/618(a-1)/2024 directly affects owners and interested persons connected with the scheduled survey numbers in Aathivilai Village. It is also relevant to buyers, lenders and property professionals checking land in that village because the acquired extent may be only part of a larger survey field.
A property check should compare the survey number, subdivision, patta number and acquired extent with the schedule. The listed structures and trees are also relevant when identifying the precise affected portion.
Compensation and inspection
Notification Number VI(1)/618(a-1)/2024 states that compensation for the acquired lands is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by the Railways Department. It does not state the compensation amount in the supplied text.
The land plan is kept at the office of the District Collector, Kanniyakumari. The notification says it may be inspected on any day during office hours.
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Common questions
How much land is acquired in Aathivilai Village?
The notification gives the total acquired extent as about 10,343 square metres, a little more or less.
Why is the land being acquired?
The land is acquired for doubling the Broad Gauge Railway Line between Nagercoil and Eraniel.
Where can I inspect the land plan?
The plan is kept at the office of the District Collector, Kanniyakumari, and may be inspected on any day during office hours.
Who will fund the compensation?
The notification states that compensation will be paid from funds controlled or managed by the Railways Department. The supplied text does not specify individual compensation amounts.
