G.O. (Ms.) No. 68, Acquisition of Lands, 2023

What the notifications cover

Government Order (Ms.) No. 68, Water Resources (N2) Department, dated 13 September 2023, supports two preliminary land acquisition notifications issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department. The land is required to form a flood carrier canal linking the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar rivers and carrying water from the Kannadian Channel towards drought prone areas including Sattankulam and Tisayanvillai.

The notified acquisitions are:

• 0.12.08 hectares in Pirancheri Village, Cheranmahadevi Taluk, covering Survey Nos. 119/20, 120/3 and 124/18B, including the subdivisions shown in the schedule.
• 0.08.30 hectares in Moolakaraipatti Part-2 Village, Nanguneri Taluk, covering Survey No. 1678/4A.

The schedules identify the land classification, boundaries, registered holders and persons interested. No structures or trees are recorded for the listed parcels.

Effect on owners and buyers

The preliminary notifications affect owners, registered holders, interested persons and anyone proposing to buy, sell or create an encumbrance over the listed land.

• From publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, no sale, purchase or other transaction involving the notified land may be made without the Collector's prior approval.
• No encumbrance may be created over the notified land without that approval.
• Water Resources Department officers and staff are authorised to enter the survey land, take levels, dig or bore into the subsoil, and carry out work required for the project.
• Interested persons may submit objections within 60 days from the date of Gazette publication.

Assessment, displacement and inspection

The Government records that WAPCOS carried out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the irrigation project. Because that assessment was completed, the notifications state that a Social Impact Assessment does not apply. They also state that no family was displaced by the acquisitions and appoint the Sub Collector, Cheranmahadevi, as Administrator for rehabilitation and resettlement.

For Pirancheri land, the plan may be inspected during working hours at the office of the Special District Revenue Officer for the Tamirabarani Karumeniyar Nambiyar River Linking Project, Tirunelveli, and the Land Acquisition Officer. For Moolakaraipatti Part-2 land, inspection is available through the Collector and Land Acquisition Officer and the Special Tahsildar, River Linking Project Unit-2, Nanguneri.