G.O. (Ms.) No. 245, Acquisition of Lands, 2020
The Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 245, Public Works (P2) Department, dated 13 October 2020, notifying the acquisition of 30.88.38 hectares in Ittamozhi Village, Thisayanvilai Taluk, Tirunelveli District. The land is required for the Tamirabarani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project, and the notification identifies the affected survey lands and interested or registered holders.
What the notification does
The Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 245, Public Works (P2) Department, dated 13 October 2020. It states that 30.88.38 hectares in Ittamozhi Village, Thisayanvilai Taluk, Tirunelveli District, is under acquisition for forming a flood carrier canal under the Tamirabarani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project.
The project is described as carrying water from the Kannadian Channel to drought-prone areas of Sattankulam and Tisayanvillai by interlinking the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar rivers in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts.
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 245 directly affects people with ownership or other recorded interests in the lands included in its schedule. Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in Ittamozhi Village should compare the relevant survey and subdivision numbers with the schedule before proceeding with a transaction.
The schedule records details including:
- Survey and subdivision number.
- Land classification.
- Area under acquisition.
- Northern, eastern, southern and western boundaries.
- Trees or structures recorded on the land.
- Names of persons interested and registered holders.
The supplied schedule includes dry lands under numerous survey numbers, including subdivisions of Survey Nos. 837, 838, 839, 840, 640, 294, 295, 296, 299, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 385, 386, 388, 422, 424, 425 and 426.
Environmental and rehabilitation provisions
G.O. (Ms.) No. 245 records that M/s. WAPCOS carried out an Environmental Impact Assessment Study for the irrigation project. Because that study was carried out, the notification states that Social Impact Assessment does not apply under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
The notification also records that:
- The requisitioning body had not entered the project area.
- The canal had not been dug for the flood carrier project.
- No family had been displaced because of the acquisition.
- The Sub Collector, Cheranmahadevi, was appointed Administrator for Rehabilitation and Resettlement.
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Common questions
How much land is being acquired in Ittamozhi Village?
The notification states that 30.88.38 hectares is under acquisition in Ittamozhi Village, Thisayanvilai Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
What public project requires the land?
The land is required to form a flood carrier canal for the Tamirabarani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project.
Does the notification require a Social Impact Assessment?
No. The notification states that Social Impact Assessment does not apply because an Environmental Impact Assessment Study was carried out for the irrigation project.
Had work started or had any family been displaced when the notification was issued?
The notification states that the requisitioning body had not entered the project area, the canal had not been dug, and no family had been displaced due to the land acquisition.
