Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Canal Link Project, Thiruchirappalli District
The Government of Tamil Nadu published a land acquisition declaration issued by the District Collector, Thiruchirappalli, reference N.Ka.No.C1/30427/2020, dated 15 December 2023, for the Water Resources Department's Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Canal Link Project. Published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 17 January 2024, it declares 14.77.93 hectares in Suriyur (Block-2) Village, Thiruverumbur Taluk, under acquisition and states that no family is eligible for rehabilitation and resettlement compensation.
What the declaration does
The Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Canal Link Project declaration records that the Government considers a total of 64.64.11 hectares necessary in Suriyur (Block-2) Village for the project. It places a specified portion measuring 14.77.93 hectares under acquisition.
The District Collector states that the declaration was made after hearing objections from interested persons and conducting an enquiry under section 15 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
Land covered
The acquisition covers dry land in the following survey numbers:
- 470/2
- 472/1, 472/2, 472/3, 472/4, 472/5, 472/7 and 472/11
- 473/1, 473/2, 473/3 and 473/4
- 478/1 and 478/2
- 711/1
- 717/1A
- 727
- 729/3
The schedule gives the acquisition area, boundaries, persons interested, trees and structures for each parcel. The largest listed parcels are 711/1, measuring 4.69.64 hectares, and 717/1A, measuring 4.14.66 hectares.
Rehabilitation and resettlement findings
The rehabilitation and resettlement scheme states:
- No family is likely to be displaced.
- No family is eligible for rehabilitation and resettlement compensation in the village.
- No affected family belongs to the listed disadvantaged groups.
- No landless agricultural labourer is recorded as primarily dependent on the acquired land.
- No trade or business is listed in the affected area.
- Housing, land for land, employment or annuity, subsistence, transport, resettlement allowance and related entitlements are recorded as nil or not applicable.
- Two electricity board poles in survey number 729/3 are affected. The Water Resources Department will obtain permission from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board where the canal crosses.
Plans and minerals
The land plan may be inspected on any working day at the offices of the Land Acquisition Officer at the District Collector Office, Thiruchirappalli, the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), and the Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Special Division, Pudukottai.
Underground coal, iron-stone, slate and other minerals are not required, except material that may need to be dug, removed or used during project construction.
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Common questions
How can I tell whether my land is included?
Check whether the property is in Suriyur (Block-2) Village, Thiruverumbur Taluk, and matches one of the listed survey numbers and parcel boundaries. The detailed plan can be inspected at the offices identified in the notification on a working day.
How much land is being acquired under this declaration?
The declaration places 14.77.93 hectares under acquisition. It also states that the Government considers a total of 64.64.11 hectares necessary in the village for the project.
Will families receive rehabilitation and resettlement compensation?
The notification states that no family is affected and displaced and that no family in the village is eligible for rehabilitation and resettlement compensation. It does not provide land compensation amounts.
Are any buildings or public utilities affected?
The rehabilitation and resettlement summary identifies two electricity board poles in survey number 729/3. It says the Water Resources Department will obtain permission from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board where the canal crosses.
