Acquisition of Lands in Adhanur Village, Kundrathur Taluk in Kancheepuram District, Declaration
The Commissioner of Land Administration and the District Collector issued Declaration Rc.No.1773/2020/F2, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 9 October 2024, declaring 0.85.46 hectares in Adhanur Village, Kundrathur Taluk, Kancheepuram District, under acquisition. The land is required for widening the Adayar River and providing fencing to protect nearby people against a possible river breach and flooding.
What the declaration does
Declaration Rc.No.1773/2020/F2, issued by the Commissioner of Land Administration and the District Collector and published on 9 October 2024, places specified land in Adhanur Village under acquisition for a river widening and safety project.
The stated purposes are:
- Widening the Adayar River.
- Providing fencing for the safety of people in nearby areas.
- Protecting against a possible river breach and flooding of the kind experienced in 2015.
The total acquisition area is recorded as 0.85.46 hectares.
Land covered
The acquisition schedule identifies wet and dry land in Adhanur Village, Kundrathur Taluk, Kancheepuram District. It provides survey numbers, acquired extents, boundaries, classification, registered holders and persons interested.
The schedule contains 60 numbered entries, with some survey numbers divided into more than one acquired portion. Survey numbers include land in the 111, 183, 184, 185, 186, 292 to 299, 313, 341, 342 and 376 series. The listed parcels are recorded as vacant, with no trees.
Property owners and buyers should compare the complete survey number and subdivision in their records with the acquisition schedule. A matching main survey number alone may not establish that the entire holding is included, because several entries cover only identified portions.
Objections and rehabilitation
The Commissioner of Land Administration and the District Collector state that the declaration was made after hearing objections from interested persons and conducting an enquiry under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
The rehabilitation and resettlement scheme records:
- No families are likely to be displaced.
- No family is affected and displaced by the acquisition.
- No rehabilitation and resettlement compensation is provided.
- No infrastructure is listed in the affected area.
The statement about rehabilitation and resettlement compensation does not state that other compensation for acquired land is unavailable.
Plans and inspection
A plan of the acquired land may be inspected on any working day at the Land Acquisition Officer in the District Collector Office, the Sriperumbudur Revenue Divisional Office, the Kundrathur Taluk Office, or the Water Resources Department, Lower Balar Sub Division Office, Kancheepuram.
Mines and minerals beneath the land are not required, except portions that may need to be dug, removed or used during construction of the project.
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Common questions
How can I check whether my land in Adhanur is included?
Compare the survey number, subdivision and acquired extent in your property records with the acquisition schedule. The land plan can also be inspected on a working day at the listed district, revenue, taluk and Water Resources Department offices.
Why is the land being acquired?
The land is required for widening the Adayar River and installing fencing to protect nearby people against a possible river breach and flooding.
Will any families be displaced by the acquisition?
The rehabilitation and resettlement scheme lists no families as likely to be displaced and states that no family is affected and displaced.
Does the declaration say that landowners will receive no compensation?
No. It states only that rehabilitation and resettlement compensation is not provided because no family is affected and displaced.
