Land Acquisition of Thoothukkudi District
The District Collector, Thoothukudi, issued Notification No. VI(1)/557/2023 dated 18 August 2023, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 13 September 2023, to acquire 6.08.25 hectares in Arasoor-1 Village, Sattankulam Taluk, for the Tamirabarani Karumeniyar Nambiyar interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project. The requiring department is the Public Works Department, Special Project Division, Tirunelveli, and transactions or new encumbrances affecting the notified land require the Collector's prior approval from the publication date.
What the notification covers
Notification No. VI(1)/557/2023 dated 18 August 2023, issued by the District Collector, Thoothukudi, identifies 6.08.25 hectares of dry land in Arasoor-1 Village, Sattankulam Taluk, Thoothukudi District, for acquisition. The public purpose is formation of a flood carrier canal under the Tamirabarani Karumeniyar Nambiyar interlinking project.
The acquisition schedule covers 17 entries involving survey numbers 201/1A, 201/2A, 201/2B, 202/1A, 202/1B, 202/2A, 202/2B, 202/3, 204/1A1, 204/1A3, 204/2A, 204/2B, 204/2C, 205/1A, 205/2A, 205/2B and 205/2D1. It records the acquisition area, new subdivision number, boundaries, structures, trees and persons interested for each parcel.
Who may be affected
Notification No. VI(1)/557/2023 directly affects owners, registered holders, persons interested and prospective buyers dealing with the scheduled land. The schedule includes wells, borewells, cisterns and various trees located on some parcels.
The notification states that no family was displaced because of the acquisition. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruchendur, is appointed as Administrator for rehabilitation and resettlement.
Key provisions
- No person may sell, purchase or otherwise transact in the notified land, or create an encumbrance over it, from 13 September 2023 without the prior approval of the Collector.
- A person interested may file an objection before the Collector, Thoothukkudi, within 60 days from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- The land plan may be inspected during working hours on a working day at the offices of the District Collector, Thoothukudi, the Special District Revenue Officer, River Linking Project, Tirunelveli, and the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition).
- The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Special Project Division, Tirunelveli, and staff are authorised to enter and survey the land, take levels, dig or bore into the subsoil and undertake work required for the project.
- A WAPCOS environmental impact assessment was carried out for the irrigation project. The notification states that social impact assessment does not apply because that environmental impact assessment was completed.
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Common questions
Can I buy land covered by this acquisition notification?
A sale, purchase or other transaction involving the notified land requires the Collector's prior approval from 13 September 2023. The same restriction applies to creating an encumbrance.
How can I check whether my land is included?
Compare the survey number and subdivision details with the 17 entries in the acquisition schedule. The land plan can also be inspected during working hours at the offices identified in the notification.
Can a landowner object to the acquisition?
A person interested may submit an objection to the Collector, Thoothukkudi, within 60 days from publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Will families be displaced by this acquisition?
The notification states that no family was displaced by the acquisition of 6.08.25 hectares for the project.
