Part II, Section 2 Notifications, Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 41

What this gazette contains

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 41, Part II, Section 2, dated 23rd October 2013, is an official publication of the Government of Tamil Nadu that prints notifications issued by Secretariat Departments. In the supplied pages, it includes notifications from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Environment and Forest Department, Health and Family Welfare Department, and Highways and Minor Ports Department.

Land and property related notifications in the supplied text

The Environment and Forest Department published Government Order Ms. No. 123, Environment and Forest (FR.14), dated 2nd August 2013, under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882.

Key points are:

• Land in Adukkam Village, Kodaikanal Taluk, Dindigul District is proposed to be constituted as reserved forest.
• The forest block is named Adukkam.
• The survey field number given is 125/15.
• The area stated is 9.14.0 hectares.
• The notification also gives a boundary description.
• The Special Tahsildar (Forest Settlement), Dindigul is appointed Ex-officio as the Forest Settlement Officer.
• The District Forest Officer, Kodaikanal Forest Division, Kodaikanal is appointed Ex-officio to attend the enquiry on behalf of the Government.
• The Personal Assistant (General) to the Collector of Dindigul District is appointed Ex-officio to hear appeals from orders passed under the Act.

For owners, buyers or professionals dealing with land near Adukkam, this matters because the gazette identifies a specific area for reserved forest proceedings and names the officers handling settlement, enquiry and appeals.

Wildlife sanctuary declaration

The Environment and Forest Department also published Government Order Ms. No. 150, Environment and Forest (FR.5), dated 1st October 2013, declaring the Gangaikondan Spotted Deer Sanctuary.

Key points are:

• The sanctuary area is in Tirunelveli Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
• The villages named are Gangaikondan and Alankaraperi.
• The block named is Gangaikondan.
• The total area stated is 288.40 hectares.
• The notification says the area is an important habitat for spotted deer and also habitat for peafowls, mongoose, reptiles and avifauna.
• The notification states that the area shall be a sanctuary on and from 1-10-2013.
• Detailed boundary descriptions are included.

This is relevant if land is within or near the notified boundary, because sanctuary status can affect use and management of the area.

Other notifications in the supplied text

The Health and Family Welfare Department published Government Order (3D) No. 45, Health and Family Welfare (Z1), dated 26th September 2013, declaring Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Madurai as a teaching medical institution for the purposes of the Tamil Nadu Anatomy Act, 1951.

The Highways and Minor Ports Department published Government Order (D) No. 150, Highways and Minor Ports (HP2), dated 18th July 2013, issuing an errata to an earlier land acquisition notification. The correction changes certain entries in the schedule for Thanjavur District, Thanjavur Taluk, Budalur Village, including survey numbers, extents and owner or person interested details.