Acquisition of Lands (381 Ex II 2 v2)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 204, Public Works (P2) Department, dated 14 September 2020, to notify the acquisition of 2.43.58 hectares in Pirancheri Village, Cheranmahadevi Taluk, Tirunelveli District. The land is required for the Tamirabarani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project, and listed land cannot be transferred or encumbered without the District Collector's prior approval.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 204, Public Works (P2) Department, dated 14 September 2020. Notification No. II(2)/PWD/580(a-1)/2020 states that 2.43.58 hectares of land in Pirancheri Village, Cheranmahadevi Taluk, Tirunelveli District, is under acquisition for the Tamirabarani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project.
The project involves forming a flood carrier canal from the Kannadian Channel to the drought prone areas of Sattankulam and Tisayanvillai by interlinking the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar rivers in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts.
Land and people affected
The acquisition schedule identifies 46 dry land entries by survey number and extent. It also records boundaries, registered holders or other persons shown as having an interest, and related property details.
The notification directly affects:
- Owners and persons recorded against the scheduled survey numbers.
- Buyers considering any scheduled land.
- Lenders or others proposing to create an encumbrance over that land.
- Professionals checking title or handling a transaction involving the listed survey numbers.
No family was displaced because of the acquisition. The Sub Collector, Cheranmahadevi, was appointed Administrator for rehabilitation and resettlement.
Important restrictions and procedures
The Public Works Department acquisition notification provides that:
- A person cannot sell, buy or otherwise transfer the scheduled land, or create an encumbrance over it, without the District Collector's prior approval from the notification's publication date.
- A person interested in the land may submit an objection to the District Collector within 60 days from publication.
- The land plan may be inspected at the offices of the District Collector and the Special Tahsildar during working hours on working days.
- The Executive Engineer of the Public Works Department, Water Resources Department, and authorised staff may enter the land, survey it, dig or bore into the subsoil, and carry out connected work.
Assessment already carried out
An Environmental Impact Assessment study was carried out by WAPCOS for the irrigation project. The notification states that a separate Social Impact Assessment does not apply because the Environmental Impact Assessment had already been completed. It also records that the requisitioning body entered the project area on 5 October 2009, 3 February 2011 and 24 July 2017, and that a canal had been dug.
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Common questions
Can I buy land listed in this acquisition notification?
A listed property cannot be bought, sold or otherwise transferred without the prior approval of the District Collector from the notification's publication date.
How can a landowner object to the acquisition?
A person interested in the land may submit an objection to the District Collector within 60 days from the notification's publication.
Where can I inspect the acquisition plan?
The land plan may be inspected at the offices of the District Collector and the Special Tahsildar during working hours on working days.
Does the notification say any families were displaced?
No. The Public Works Department notification states that no family was displaced due to the land acquisition.
