G.O. Ms. No. 31, Acquisition of Lands, Preliminary Notification, 2022
The Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 31, Water Resources (N2), dated 10 May 2022, as a preliminary notification to acquire 5.02.20 hectares in Kottaikarungulam Part I Village, Thisaiyanvilai Taluk, Tirunelveli District. The land is required to form a flood carrier canal for the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar interlinking project, and listed land cannot be sold, purchased or encumbered without the Collector's prior approval after publication of the notification.
What the notification does
The Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 31, Water Resources (N2), dated 10 May 2022, as a preliminary land acquisition notification under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. It identifies 5.02.20 hectares in Kottaikarungulam Part I Village, Thisaiyanvilai Taluk, Tirunelveli District, for acquisition to form a flood carrier canal for the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar interlinking project.
The project involves forming a flood carrier canal from the Kannadian Channel to drought-prone areas of Sathankulam and Thisaiyanvilai by interlinking the Tamirabarani and Nambiyar rivers in Tirunelveli and Thoothukkudi districts.
Land and people affected
The schedule contains 37 dry-land entries and gives the following details for each parcel:
- Survey number and area under acquisition.
- Classification and boundaries.
- Trees and structures, where recorded.
- Registered holder details.
- Names of persons shown as interested in the land.
Property owners, buyers, lenders and professionals dealing with any listed survey number should check the complete schedule and land plan. The plan may be inspected at the offices of the Collector and the Land Acquisition Officer on a working day during working hours.
Important restrictions and procedures
- From publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, nobody may sell, purchase or otherwise transact in the listed land, or create an encumbrance over it, without the Collector's prior approval.
- An interested person may file an objection to the acquisition before the Collector within 60 days from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Special Project Division, Tirunelveli, and staff are authorised to enter the surveyed land, take levels, dig or bore into the subsoil, and carry out other work required for the project.
- The Sub Collector, Cheranmahadevi, is appointed as Administrator for rehabilitation and resettlement.
Environmental and social assessment
The notification says WAPCOS carried out an environmental impact assessment for the irrigation project. It also states that social impact assessment does not apply, that there were no houses on the land, and that no family was displaced because of the acquisition.
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Common questions
Can I buy land listed in this acquisition notification?
A sale, purchase or other transaction involving listed land requires the Collector's prior approval from the date the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
How long do owners have to object to the acquisition?
A person interested in the land 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 land acquisition plan?
The plan may be inspected at the offices of the Collector and the Land Acquisition Officer on any working day during working hours.
Does the notification say that homes or families will be displaced?
The notification states that there were no houses on the land and that no family was displaced due to the acquisition.
