Declaration of Puthur Forest Block in Yercaud Taluk, Salem District as Reserved Forest under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act

What the notification does

The Environment and Forest Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 50 dated 8 May 2014 under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882. It declares the land described in its schedule as Reserved Forest with effect from 6 February 2015. The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 6 August 2014.

Land covered

G.O. Ms. No. 50 identifies the declared forest land as follows:

• District: Salem.
• Taluk: Yercaud.
• Village: Number 61, Puthur.
• Forest block: Puthur.
• Survey Field Number 1: 1.57.50 hectares.
• Survey Field Number 30/4: 4.51.00 hectares.
• Total area: 6.08.50 hectares.

Scheduled boundaries

The Environment and Forest Department’s schedule describes the boundary by reference to neighbouring survey fields:

• On the north, it begins at the junction of Survey Field Numbers 31 and 30/4 of Puthur Village with Survey Field Number 33 of Puliyankadai Village. It then follows the southern sides of Survey Field Numbers 33, 28 and 27 in Puliyankadai Village.
• The eastern boundary is recorded as “Nil”.
• On the south, the boundary follows parts of Survey Field Numbers 2, 11, 30/3, 30/2, 30/1, 29 and 28 in Puthur Village.
• On the west, it follows the eastern side of Survey Field Number 37 and the south western side of Survey Field Number 31 in Puthur Village before returning to the starting point.

Who should check the notification

The declaration is directly relevant to anyone examining land in Survey Field Numbers 1 or 30/4 of Puthur Village, Yercaud Taluk. Buyers, owners and professionals dealing with nearby survey fields may also need to compare the scheduled boundary description with the land records and survey particulars for the property. The supplied notification declares the identified area as Reserved Forest but does not describe transaction procedures or permissions for land within that area.