Acquisition of Lands (372 Ex II 2)
The Highways and Minor Ports Department, through G.O. (D) No. 261, G.O. (D) No. 262 and G.O. (D) No. 263, all dated November 20, 2017, notified the Governor of Tamil Nadu's acquisition of specified land for Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project II highway works. The acquisitions cover listed survey subdivisions in villages in Villupuram, Namakkal and Tirunelveli districts, and the schedules identify the extent, classification, owners or interested persons, and affected structures or other assets.
What the notifications do
The Highways and Minor Ports Department notifications acquire specified land under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 for three Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project II road improvement projects. The Government states that it considered the causes shown by owners or other interested persons before publishing the notices.
The schedules are important to owners and buyers because they identify affected survey numbers and new subdivisions, acquisition extents, recorded owners or interested persons, and assets such as houses, shops, walls, wells and trees.
G.O. (D) No. 261
G.O. (D) No. 261, Highways and Minor Ports (HN2), dated November 20, 2017, acquires 914 square metres of dry and manai land in Villupuram District for upgrading Cuddalore to Chittoor Road and forming a new link between State Highway 09 and State Highway 137.
The village totals are:
- Kilathayanoor, 312 square metres.
- Kulapakkam (Aviyur), 440 square metres.
- Sithilingamadam (West), 57 square metres.
- Saravanampakkam, 105 square metres.
The listed assets include residential buildings, shops and vacant land. Plans may be inspected during office hours at the offices of the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project II, Chennai, and the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project II, Tiruvannamalai.
G.O. (D) No. 262
G.O. (D) No. 262, Highways and Minor Ports (HN2), dated November 20, 2017, acquires 238 square metres of wet land in Konnaiyar Village, Thiruchengode Taluk, Namakkal District. The land is required for upgrading Malliyakarai to Rasipuram to Thiruchengode to Erode Road, State Highway 79. The scheduled portion is vacant and forms part of survey number 460/1B, subdivided as 460/1B4.
The acquisition plan is available during office hours from the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project II, Salem.
G.O. (D) No. 263
G.O. (D) No. 263, Highways and Minor Ports (HN2), dated November 20, 2017, acquires 35,551 square metres of dry and natham land in Kallurani, Kulasekarapatti and Gunaramanallur villages, Tenkasi Taluk, Tirunelveli District. The purpose is strengthening and widening Tirunelveli to Sengottai to Kollam Road, State Highway 39, from kilometre 5/000 to kilometre 50/600.
The schedule records affected assets including fencing, compound walls, trees, buildings, a borewell and other structures. Plans may be inspected during office hours at the land acquisition offices for Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project II in Tiruchirapalli and Tirunelveli.
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Common questions
How can I check whether my property is included in these acquisitions?
Compare the property's village, survey number and subdivision with the relevant schedule. The schedules also state the acquired extent and name recorded owners or interested persons.
Are buildings and shops included, or only vacant land?
Both are included. The schedules identify vacant land as well as affected houses, shops, walls, wells, trees and other structures.
Where can I inspect the land acquisition plans?
The plans are available during office hours at the land acquisition offices named for each project, including offices in Chennai, Tiruvannamalai, Salem, Tiruchirapalli and Tirunelveli.
Who will fund the compensation for the acquired land?
For G.O. (D) No. 261 and G.O. (D) No. 262, compensation is to be paid from funds controlled and managed by the Highways Department. For G.O. (D) No. 263, it is to be paid from funds controlled and managed by the Divisional Engineer (Highways), Tirunelveli.
