Preliminary Notification (Unit-VI, Block-6)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 188 dated 22 November 2024 as a preliminary notification to acquire 4.66.15 hectares in Pallakurichi and Padukkapathu villages, Thoothukudi District, for roads serving the proposed SSLV launch station for the Indian Space Research Organisation. From publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, the scheduled land cannot be sold, purchased or otherwise encumbered without the Collector's prior approval, and the urgency procedure allows immediate possession without a hearing of objections.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce Department, issued the Preliminary Notification (Unit-VI, Block-6) under G.O. (Ms.) No. 188 dated 22 November 2024. It places 4.66.15 hectares of scheduled land in Pallakurichi and Padukkapathu villages, Sathankulam Taluk, Thoothukudi District, under acquisition for a replacement route for the East Coast Road and a connecting road to land acquired for the proposed SSLV launch station for the Indian Space Research Organisation.
The wider project is stated to require 39.06.91 hectares across Madhavankurichi and Aadhiyakurichi villages in Tiruchendur Taluk, and Padukapathu and Pallakurichi villages in Sattankulam Taluk.
Land covered
The Preliminary Notification (Unit-VI, Block-6) covers dry land identified by survey number, boundaries, extent, registered holder, interested persons, structures and trees. The scheduled survey numbers are:
- 602/1A1, 602/1A2, 602/1A3, 603/2, 610/2F, 611/2 and 612/1.
- 638/1, 638/2, 636/2, 637, 646/2, 646/3, 646/4, 669/4 and 670/1.
- 733, 740, 739/1, 745/1, 745/2, 745/3, 745/4, 746/1 and 747.
The schedule records features including wells, tanks, electric poles and wires, fencing, roads, pipelines, irrigation systems, trees and tombs on particular parcels.
Restrictions and acquisition powers
The Preliminary Notification (Unit-VI, Block-6) applies the urgency procedure under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. Key consequences are:
- No sale, purchase or other transaction involving the scheduled land may be made from the Gazette publication date without prior approval from the Collector.
- No encumbrance may be created on the scheduled land without the Collector's prior approval.
- The hearing of objections under section 15 is dispensed with because of urgency.
- Immediate possession is considered necessary under sub-section (1) of section 40.
- The Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), SSLV Project, Tiruchendur, and staff may enter and survey land, take levels, and dig or bore into the sub-soil for their work.
- The District Collector, Thoothukudi, may add additional or missing land if required for the project.
How to check the plan
The land plan may be inspected during working hours on any working day at the office of the Collector, Thoothukudi, or the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), SSLV Project, Tiruchendur.
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Common questions
Can I sell land listed in this notification?
Not without prior approval from the Collector. From the date of Gazette publication, sale, purchase and other transactions involving the scheduled land are restricted.
Which villages are directly covered by Unit-VI, Block-6?
The scheduled 4.66.15 hectares are in Pallakurichi and Padukkapathu villages of Sathankulam Taluk, Thoothukudi District.
Can affected owners submit objections before possession is taken?
The notification says the hearing of objections under section 15 is dispensed with because of urgency, and immediate possession is considered necessary.
Where can I inspect the acquisition plan?
The plan can be inspected during working hours on any working day at the office of the Collector, Thoothukudi, or the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), SSLV Project, Tiruchendur.
