Acquisition of Lands, Maruthaiyaru Kottarai Reservoir Scheme, Perambalur, Form VI Declaration
The Commissioner of Land Administration and the District Collector issued Notification No. VI(1)/709/2024, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 23 October 2024, declaring that 32.59.61 hectares in nine villages of Alathur Taluk, Perambalur District, are under acquisition for the Maruthaiyaru Kottarai Reservoir Scheme. The notification is a Form VI declaration under section 19(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
What the notification does
Notification No. VI(1)/709/2024 is a formal land acquisition declaration for the Maruthaiyaru Kottarai Reservoir Scheme in Perambalur. It states that the Government requires a total of 50.58.53 hectares for this public purpose.
Of that total, 17.98.92 hectares had already been purchased through private negotiation. The notification declares that the remaining 32.59.61 hectares are under acquisition.
Areas covered
Notification No. VI(1)/709/2024 covers land in the following villages of Alathur Taluk, Perambalur District:
- Kottarai
- Adhanur (North)
- Adhanur (South)
- Gudalore
- Koothur
- Sathanur
- Thondapadi
- Pujangarayanallur
- Nochikulam
The schedule identifies 7.80.11 hectares as the total extent covered in Kottarai Village. The supplied portion lists individual Kottarai parcels classified as ryot dry land.
Information given for each parcel
The land schedule attached to Notification No. VI(1)/709/2024 provides parcel-level details, including:
- Survey number and subdivision number.
- Type of title and type of land.
- Area under acquisition in hectares.
- Patta number and names of pattadars or other interested persons.
- Boundaries on the north, east, south and west.
- Columns for structures and trees.
Some entries name the Maruthaiyaru Reservoir Project, Public Works Department, among the persons or bodies interested in particular parcels.
Who may be affected
Notification No. VI(1)/709/2024 may affect owners, pattadars, family members, guardians and other persons with an interest in the listed survey parcels. Buyers considering land in any of the nine villages should compare the property survey number and subdivision with the acquisition schedule.
The declaration does not state compensation amounts, payment dates or rehabilitation arrangements in the supplied text. Its stated function is to identify the remaining land under acquisition for the reservoir project.
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Common questions
How much land is being acquired under this declaration?
The project requires 50.58.53 hectares in total. After 17.98.92 hectares were purchased through private negotiation, the remaining 32.59.61 hectares were declared under acquisition.
Does the notification cover all land in the nine villages?
No. It covers the particular survey parcels described in the land schedule, not every property in those villages.
How can I check whether my property is included?
Compare your survey number and subdivision number with the schedule. The schedule also gives the extent, patta number, interested persons and parcel boundaries.
Does the notification state how much compensation owners will receive?
No compensation amount or payment date is stated in the supplied text.
