Declaration of Mariyur Forest Block in Kadaladi (Previously Mudukalathur) Taluk, Ramanathapuram District as Reserved Forest Under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Environment and Forests Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 94, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 8th August 2016, declaring the scheduled Mariyur Forest Block in Kadaladi, previously Mudukalathur Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, as reserved forest. The declaration applies from 19.04.2017 and preserves specified public rights relating to a temple, a burial ground and footpath, and a road.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 94, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 8th August 2016, was issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Environment and Forests Department. Acting under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882, the Governor of Tamil Nadu declares the area described in the schedule as reserved forest from 19.04.2017.
The scheduled property is identified as follows:
- District: Ramanathapuram.
- Taluk: Kadaladi, previously Mudukalathur.
- Village: Number 28, Mariyur Village.
- Name: Mariyur Forest Block.
- Survey number: 121/1.
- Extent printed in the schedule: 1135.96.5 hectares.
Land and boundaries covered
The Mariyur Forest Block declaration contains a detailed boundary description based on survey numbers and physical features. The boundary meets or follows lands in Periyakulam, Melakidaram, Kilakidaram and Valinokkam villages, as well as the coastal area of the Gulf of Mannar.
Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with Survey Number 121/1 in Mariyur Village should take account of its reserved forest status. The many neighbouring survey numbers listed in the boundary description identify the limits of the forest block. Their appearance in the boundary description does not itself state that those neighbouring parcels form part of the reserved forest.
Public rights admitted
The Mariyur Forest Block notification expressly admits certain public rights within or through the forest block:
- The public may worship at Rettaithalai Muniyasamy Koil inside the forest block. The temple is on the northern side of the Sayalkudi to Valinokkam highway, about 3.20 kilometres east of Keelamunthal Village.
- The public may use the Saveriar burial ground inside the forest block and the footpath leading to it.
- The public may use the road from Periakulam to the Gulf of Mannar. The road is stated to have a width of 5 metres.
Who should check the notification
The Mariyur Forest Block declaration is relevant to anyone buying, owning, surveying or assessing land in Survey Number 121/1 of Mariyur Village. It is also relevant to people relying on the admitted access and worship rights, including users of Rettaithalai Muniyasamy Koil, Saveriar burial ground and its footpath, and the Periakulam to Gulf of Mannar road.
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Common questions
Which land is declared as reserved forest?
The declaration identifies Survey Number 121/1 in Number 28, Mariyur Village, Kadaladi, previously Mudukalathur Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. The schedule prints its extent as 1135.96.5 hectares.
When did the reserved forest declaration take effect?
The declaration took effect from 19.04.2017.
Can the public continue to worship at Rettaithalai Muniyasamy Koil?
Yes. The notification expressly admits the public right to worship at Rettaithalai Muniyasamy Koil inside the forest block.
Are access rights preserved through the forest block?
The notification admits public use of the footpath to Saveriar burial ground and the road from Periakulam to the Gulf of Mannar. It also admits public use of the burial ground itself.
