Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 39 (39 II 2)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 39 on 28 September 2016, carrying notifications issued by Secretariat departments. For land readers, the Environment and Forests Department, through Government Order Ms. No. 60 dated 7 June 2016, declares the specified Sirukalur forest block in Sankarapuram Taluk, Villupuram District, as reserved forest from 29 March 2017, subject to listed enclosures and two admitted tribal pathways. The issue also contains notifications from the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department and the Home Department.
What the gazette governs
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 39 publishes several Government of Tamil Nadu notifications concerning a reserved forest, the appointment of a Kazi and police medal awards. The main land related notification is Government Order Ms. No. 60 of the Environment and Forests Department, dated 7 June 2016.
Reserved forest declaration
The Environment and Forests Department declares the scheduled land forming the Sirukalur forest block as reserved forest under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882. The declaration takes effect from 29 March 2017.
Key details are:
- The forest block is in Sankarapuram Taluk, previously Kallakurichi Taluk, in Villupuram District, previously South Arcot District.
- It covers land in Village No. 137, Sirukalur, previously Village No. 294, and Village No. 142, Pacheri, previously Village No. 297.
- The schedule records 558.04.0 hectares in Sirukalur and 405.68.0 hectares in Pacheri, with a grand total of 963.72.0 hectares.
- The notification lists the included survey numbers and gives detailed northern, eastern, southern and western boundaries.
- Certain fields within the forest boundary are retained as enclosures. The notification separately lists claims admitted by the Forest Settlement Officer as enclosures.
- Two pathway rights are admitted for tribal use within the forest block. Pathway No. 1 is recorded as 403.40 metres long and one metre wide. Pathway No. 2 is recorded as 439.40 metres long and one metre wide.
Who may be affected
The reserved forest declaration is relevant to owners, buyers, occupiers and pathway users dealing with the listed survey fields in Sirukalur and Pacheri. A reader checking a property should compare its village, survey number and subdivision against both the forest schedule and the enclosure lists, because some land within the boundary is specifically retained as an enclosure.
Other notifications in the issue
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, through Government Order Ms. No. 46 dated 8 September 2016, appoints Thiru A. Mohamed Ilyas as Kazi for Tiruppur District.
The Home Department, through Government Order Ms. No. 651 dated 14 September 2016, records recipients of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Police Medal for Outstanding Devotion to Duty on 15 September 2016 and states the lump sum grant, where applicable, against each recipient.
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Common questions
When did the Sirukalur forest block become reserved forest?
The Environment and Forests Department notification states that the declaration takes effect from 29 March 2017.
Which villages are included in the reserved forest declaration?
The scheduled land is in Village No. 137, Sirukalur, and Village No. 142, Pacheri, in Sankarapuram Taluk of Villupuram District.
Is every field inside the stated forest boundary treated the same way?
No. The notification lists certain fields retained as enclosures and separately identifies claims admitted by the Forest Settlement Officer as enclosures.
Does the notification preserve any access paths through the forest block?
Yes. It admits two pathways for tribal use, one measuring 403.40 metres long and the other 439.40 metres long, each with a width of one metre.
