Excavation of New Canal for Diversion of Water from Urmelalagiyan Tank to Sambavarvadakarai Tanks in Kadayanallur Taluks of Tenkasi District, Acquisition of Lands, Declaration

What the declaration does

The Government of Tamil Nadu land acquisition declaration, reference Roc.No.COLR/9515/2022/I1 dated 28 July 2024, covers land required to excavate a canal for diverting water from Urmelalagiyan Tank to tanks in Sambavarvadakarai. The project is in Urmelalagiyan and Sambavarvadakarai villages of Kadayanallur Taluk, Tenkasi District.

The declaration records that objections from interested persons were heard and an enquiry was conducted under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

Land covered

The total area declared under acquisition is 0.45.70 hectares. The land schedule contains 34 entries and identifies each affected parcel by survey number, land classification, acquisition area, person interested, boundaries, trees and structures.

The stated village breakdown is:

• Urmelalagiyan village, 0.37.10 hectares of dry land.
• Sambavarvadakarai village, 0.01.70 hectares of wet land and 0.06.90 hectares of dry land.
• The Sambavarvadakarai entries together total 0.08.60 hectares.

Survey entries 1 to 19 relate to Urmelalagiyan village. Entries 20 to 34 relate to Sambavarvadakarai village. The schedules record banana plants, flowers and fallow land in some Urmelalagiyan parcels. Several Sambavarvadakarai entries record a constructed canal as a structure.

Who should check the schedule

The declaration directly affects people named as interested persons in the land schedule. It may also matter to buyers, owners, lenders and professionals dealing with the listed survey numbers or neighbouring parcels.

A property check should compare the current survey number and subdivision with the schedule, including the stated north, east, south and west boundaries. The declaration concerns only the area shown as under acquisition, which may be smaller than the full survey parcel.

Other key provisions

• The number of families likely to require resettlement is stated as nil.
• Coal, iron stone, slate and other minerals under the land are not required, except portions that may need to be dug, removed or used during project construction.
• The land plan may be inspected on a working day at the Land Acquisition Officer and Revenue Divisional Office, Tenkasi.
• The plan is also available from the Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Water Resources Department, Special Project Division, Tenkasi.