G.O. (D) No. 161, Acquisition of Lands, 2011
The Highways and Minor Ports Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. (D) No. 161, Highways and Minor Ports (HP.2), dated 19 September 2011, to acquire scheduled lands in Devadanam Village, Tiruchirappalli District. The acquisition covers about 1.5277.5 hectares required to construct a road over bridge replacing level crossing No. 248 between Srirangam and Trichy Town Railway Stations.
What the notification does
G.O. (D) No. 161, Highways and Minor Ports (HP.2), dated 19 September 2011, is a land acquisition notification issued by the Highways and Minor Ports Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. It records the Governor of Tamil Nadu's acquisition of scheduled lands for a public highways purpose under sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001.
The public purpose is construction of a road over bridge in place of level crossing No. 248, located between Srirangam and Trichy Town Railway Stations. The notification states that approximately 1.5277.5 hectares in Devadanam Village, Tiruchirappalli District, are required.
Who may be affected
G.O. (D) No. 161 directly affects owners and other interested persons connected with the town survey numbers listed in its schedule. It may also matter to buyers, lenders and professionals checking property in Devadanam Village, particularly where a property's town survey number or boundaries match a scheduled parcel.
The schedule includes parcels described as:
- Government wet land.
- Government dry land.
- Government house site.
- Government poramboke.
- Land associated with the Slum Clearance Board.
For each listed parcel, the schedule gives the town survey number, boundaries, extent required and the owner or person interested. Several parcels involve more than one named interested person.
Key provisions
G.O. (D) No. 161 provides that:
- The scheduled lands are acquired for the road over bridge project.
- The acquisition is for a highways purpose and a stated public purpose.
- The compensation for the acquired lands is to be paid from funds controlled and managed by the Divisional Engineer (Highways), Tiruchirappalli.
- The acquisition plan is kept in the office of the District Collector, Tiruchirappalli.
- The plan may be inspected during office hours.
A person checking a property should compare its town survey number, ward, block, land description and boundaries with the schedule and the plan held by the District Collector.
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Common questions
Does the notification affect all land in Devadanam Village?
No. G.O. (D) No. 161 applies to the specific lands identified by town survey number, boundaries and extent in its schedule.
Why were these lands acquired?
The lands were acquired to construct a road over bridge replacing level crossing No. 248 between Srirangam and Trichy Town Railway Stations.
Where can I inspect the acquisition plan?
The plan is kept in the office of the District Collector, Tiruchirappalli, and may be inspected during office hours.
Which funds are used for compensation?
The notification states that compensation is to be paid from funds controlled and managed by the Divisional Engineer (Highways), Tiruchirappalli.
