Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 35, 29 August 2018
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Environment and Forests Department, published G.O. Ms. No. 44, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 18 April 2018, declaring 241.745 hectares in Alanur and Serapattu villages as the Keeripuli Forest Block reserved forest from 13 March 2019. The Gazette also publishes G.O. Ms. No. 47, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 18 April 2018, declaring the Vazhapadi Forest Block in Chinna Salem Taluk, Villupuram District, as reserved forest from the same date.
What the notifications do
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Environment and Forests Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 44, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 18 April 2018, under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882. It declares the land described in its schedule as the Keeripuli Forest Block reserved forest with effect from 13 March 2019.
The Gazette also contains G.O. Ms. No. 47, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 18 April 2018. It declares land within the scheduled boundaries of the Vazhapadi Forest Block in Chinna Salem Taluk, Villupuram District, as reserved forest from 13 March 2019. The supplied text does not include the full Vazhapadi schedule.
Keeripuli Forest Block
The Keeripuli Forest Block covers land in Sankarapuram Taluk, previously Kallakurichi Taluk, in Villupuram District, previously South Arcot District.
Key details are:
- No. 131 Alanur village, previously No. 288 Alanur, contributes 115.475 hectares.
- No. 133 Serapattu village, previously No. 289 Serapattu, contributes 126.270 hectares.
- The total reserved forest area is 241.745 hectares.
- The schedule identifies individual survey fields and describes the northern, eastern, southern and western boundaries.
- The abstract records 282.255 hectares as the area earlier notified, with 241.745 hectares to be notified under the final declaration.
- An area of 0.735 hectare is recorded as transferred to the Highways Department.
- Certain survey fields and subdivisions within the forest block are retained or admitted as enclosures.
Existing pathway rights
G.O. Ms. No. 44, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 18 April 2018, admits rights for tribal people to use specified pathways within the Keeripuli Forest Block. The notification records pathway routes, lengths, widths, magnetic bearings and station distances, including paths through parts of Alanur and Serapattu villages.
Who should check the schedules
A buyer, owner or professional dealing with land in Alanur, Serapattu or around the Keeripuli Forest Block should compare the property survey number and subdivision with the notification schedule, enclosures and boundary description. Anyone dealing with land in the Vazhapadi Forest Block area should obtain the complete schedule because the supplied text only shows the start of that declaration.
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Common questions
When did the Keeripuli Forest Block become reserved forest?
G.O. Ms. No. 44, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 18 April 2018, declares the Keeripuli Forest Block reserved forest with effect from 13 March 2019.
How much land is included in the Keeripuli Forest Block?
The total area is 241.745 hectares, comprising 115.475 hectares in Alanur village and 126.270 hectares in Serapattu village.
Does the Keeripuli declaration preserve any pathway rights?
Yes. The notification admits rights for tribal people to use specified pathways within the forest block and records their routes, lengths and widths.
Does the Gazette also declare the Vazhapadi Forest Block as reserved forest?
Yes. G.O. Ms. No. 47, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 18 April 2018, declares the scheduled land in the Vazhapadi Forest Block as reserved forest from 13 March 2019. The complete land schedule is not included in the supplied text.
