Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 39, Part II, Section 2, 3 October 2012
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 39, Part II, Section 2, dated 3 October 2012, containing land notifications issued by the Environment and Forests Department and the Highways and Minor Ports Department. Government Order G.O. Ms. No. 144, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 4 June 2012, amends earlier forest notifications, Government Order G.O. Ms. No. 145, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 4 June 2012, declares Chadavapatti Forest Block a reserved forest, and Government Order G.O. (Ms) No. 153, Highways and Minor Ports (HW2), dated 13 September 2012, acquires 3,968 square metres in Soolaimeni Village for highway improvements.
What the Gazette covers
The Government of Tamil Nadu issued Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 39, Part II, Section 2, dated 3 October 2012. The supplied pages contain forest notification amendments, a reserved forest declaration, a correction notice concerning an industrial land acquisition notification, and acquisition of land for highway works.
Forest notification amendments
Government Order G.O. Ms. No. 144, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 4 June 2012, amends three Environment and Forests Department notifications published on 16 October 1991.
Key changes include:
- Substituting Thiruvallur for Kanchipuram in one notification and replacing Chengalpattu M.G.R. with Thiruvallur in its schedule.
- Replacing Chengalpattu Division, Kancheepuram with Thiruvallur Division, Thiruvallur in another notification.
- Replacing Chengai-MGR District at Kancheepuram with Thiruvallur District, Thiruvallur in a third notification.
These amendments matter when checking the district and divisional descriptions attached to land covered by the earlier forest notifications.
Chadavapatti Reserved Forest
Government Order G.O. Ms. No. 145, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 4 June 2012, declares Chadavapatti Forest Block in Uthagamandalam Taluk, The Nilgiris District, a reserved forest from 25 April 2013.
The declaration covers:
- Survey Field Numbers 115/1 and 116/1 in Number 12, Masinagudi Village.
- A total area of 27.40 acres, or 11.09.0 hectares.
- Boundaries described by reference to adjoining survey fields.
Pattadars in Survey Field Numbers 112 and 113 retain a right of way over the existing mud road through the forest block to reach their patta lands from the Ooty to Masinagudi Road. The route is 591 metres long and 3 metres wide.
Highway land acquisition
Government Order G.O. (Ms) No. 153, Highways and Minor Ports (HW2), dated 13 September 2012, acquires 3,968 square metres of Natham and dry lands in Number 52, Soolaimeni Village, Uthukottai Taluk, Thiruvallur District.
The acquisition is for widening a two-lane road to four lanes and improving Kosasthalayar Bridge on Puthur Road at 0/0 Km 21-0 (SH-51). The schedule identifies affected survey numbers, subdivisions, recorded landholders, boundaries and individual extents. Compensation is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by the Chief Engineer (Construction and Maintenance), Highways Department.
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Common questions
Which Masinagudi survey numbers became part of Chadavapatti Reserved Forest?
Survey Field Numbers 115/1 and 116/1 in Number 12, Masinagudi Village, covering 27.40 acres or 11.09.0 hectares, were declared part of Chadavapatti Reserved Forest from 25 April 2013.
Can pattadars still cross Chadavapatti Forest Block to reach their lands?
Yes. Pattadars in Survey Field Numbers 112 and 113 may use the existing mud road through the forest block to reach their patta lands from the Ooty to Masinagudi Road. The permitted route is 591 metres long and 3 metres wide.
Does the Gazette acquire land in Soolaimeni Village?
Yes. Government Order G.O. (Ms) No. 153, Highways and Minor Ports (HW2), dated 13 September 2012, acquires 3,968 square metres of Natham and dry lands in Soolaimeni Village for road widening and improvements to Kosasthalayar Bridge.
Why were the older forest notifications amended?
Government Order G.O. Ms. No. 144, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 4 June 2012, changes district and divisional descriptions in three notifications published on 16 October 1991, principally replacing references to Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu or Chengai-MGR with Thiruvallur.
