Acquisition of Lands (348 Ex II 2)
The Tamil Nadu Transport Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 396, Transport (I-1), dated 27 October 2017, and G.O. Ms. No. 397, Transport (I-1), dated 27 October 2017, acquiring specified lands in M.Kalipatti and Pottaneri villages, Mettur Taluk, Salem District. The lands are required to convert the existing single broad-gauge railway line between Omalur and Mettur Dam into a double broad-gauge railway line, with compensation funded by Southern Railway, Chennai.
Purpose of the acquisition
The Tamil Nadu Transport Department notifications record the Governor of Tamil Nadu's acquisition of land for an industrial purpose under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. The stated purpose is to form a double broad-gauge railway line by changing the existing single broad-gauge railway line between Omalur and Mettur Dam in Salem District.
Land covered
G.O. Ms. No. 396, Transport (I-1), dated 27 October 2017, covers specified land in 32 M.Kalipatti Village, Mettur Taluk. The notification gives the total acquired extent as approximately 3.01.0 hectares, or 30,100 square metres.
G.O. Ms. No. 397, Transport (I-1), dated 27 October 2017, covers specified land in 33 Pottaneri Village, Mettur Taluk. The notification gives the total acquired extent as approximately 1.19.5 hectares.
The schedules identify land by survey number and subdivision number. They also record classification, total extent, acquired extent, patta number, owners or interested persons, and buildings, trees or other items found on individual parcels.
Who is affected
The acquisition directly affects owners and other interested persons named against the scheduled survey subdivisions in M.Kalipatti and Pottaneri villages. Buyers and professionals checking property in these villages should compare the survey number and subdivision in the title and revenue records with the numbers in the acquisition schedules.
The M.Kalipatti schedule includes houses, terraced buildings, a grain godown, bathrooms, a water tank and several types of trees on some parcels. Other scheduled parcels are recorded as having no listed buildings, trees or other items.
Key provisions
- The Governor of Tamil Nadu acquires the scheduled lands for the railway doubling project.
- The entire compensation for the acquired lands is to be paid from funds controlled and managed by Southern Railway, Chennai.
- The notifications state that the causes shown by owners or other interested persons were considered.
- Land plans are available during office hours from the Land Acquisition Officer and District Revenue Officer at the Salem Collectorate.
- Plans are also available from the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Omalur to Mettur Dam Double Line Broad Gauge Railway Track, Room No. 414, fourth floor, Collectorate Campus, Salem.
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Common questions
How can I check whether my land is included in the acquisition?
Compare the survey number and subdivision number in your records with the acquisition schedules for M.Kalipatti or Pottaneri Village. The schedules also provide patta numbers, acquired extents and names of owners or interested persons.
Why is the Tamil Nadu Government acquiring these lands?
The lands are required to convert the existing single broad-gauge railway line between Omalur and Mettur Dam into a double broad-gauge railway line.
Who will fund compensation for the acquired land?
The entire compensation is to be paid from funds controlled and managed by Southern Railway, Chennai.
Where can I inspect the land acquisition plans?
The plans may be inspected during office hours at the offices of the Land Acquisition Officer and District Revenue Officer in the Salem Collectorate, or the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Room No. 414, fourth floor, Collectorate Campus, Salem.
