Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 391, Part VI, Section 1
The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 391, Part VI, Section 1, on July 15, 2022. It acquires specified lands in Madurai, Tirunelveli and Chennai districts for railway and highway projects, and amends an earlier land acquisition notification for Virupatchipuram Village in Dharmapuri District. The Gazette includes Notification No. VI(1)/308(b-2)/2022 and Errata Roc. No. J1/2430199/2022.
What the Gazette does
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 391, issued by the Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, records several compulsory land acquisitions. The acquisitions are made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 or the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, read with the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operation, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2019.
Railway land acquisitions
The Gazette acquires land for two railway doubling projects:
- In Maravankulam Village, Thirumangalam Taluk, Madurai District, 8,892 square metres of wet, dry and ryot manai land are acquired for doubling the broad gauge railway line between Madurai and Thoothukkudi. The schedule lists 19 survey entries, together with owners or interested persons and any structures. Compensation is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by the General Manager (Scheme II), Rail Vikas Nigam Limited.
- Notification No. VI(1)/308(b-2)/2022 acquires 2,322 square metres of dry and manai land in Alaganeri Village, Tirunelveli Taluk, Tirunelveli District. It supports doubling the broad gauge railway track between Vanchi Maniyachi Junction and Nagercoil Junction. Compensation is to come from funds controlled or managed by the Deputy General Manager, Southern Railway.
Plans for the Maravankulam lands may be inspected at the District Collector's office in Madurai during office hours. Plans for the Alaganeri lands may be inspected at the District Revenue Officer's office and the Special Tahsildar (LA-RVNL), Unit 1, Tirunelveli, during office hours.
Highway acquisition and correction
The Gazette also acquires 3,483.5 square metres of wet and dry land for a grade separator at the junction of kilometre 4/2 of Madhavaram Redhills Road and kilometre 19/100 of Inner Ring Road in Madhavaram Town, Chennai District. The plans are available at the office of the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Chennai, during office hours.
Errata Roc. No. J1/2430199/2022 amends Notification VI(1)/266(a-9)/2022, published on June 15, 2022. For Survey No. 350/1A2 in Virupatchipuram Village, Dharmapuri District, the total extent is corrected from 0.10.00 hectares to 0.14.00 hectares. The extent to be acquired remains 0.00.81 hectares.
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Common questions
How can I check whether my land is included in the Maravankulam railway acquisition?
Check the survey numbers and owner details in the Gazette schedule. The land plan may also be inspected at the office of the District Collector, Madurai, during office hours.
How much land is acquired in Alaganeri Village?
Notification No. VI(1)/308(b-2)/2022 acquires 2,322 square metres of dry and manai land in Alaganeri Village for railway track doubling.
What does the Dharmapuri errata change?
Errata Roc. No. J1/2430199/2022 corrects the total extent for Survey No. 350/1A2 in Virupatchipuram Village from 0.10.00 hectares to 0.14.00 hectares. The acquired extent remains 0.00.81 hectares.
Where can I inspect the plans for the Madhavaram grade separator acquisition?
The plans may be inspected at the office of the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Chennai, during office hours.
