Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 466
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 266, dated 31 October 2020, and G.O. Ms. No. 267, dated 2 November 2020, issued preliminary notifications to acquire land in Tirunelveli District for the Tamirabarani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project. The notifications cover 1.81.06 hectares in Thiruvambalapuram Village and 31.69.51 hectares in Vijayanarayanam Part 3 Village.
What the notifications do
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 266, dated 31 October 2020, and G.O. Ms. No. 267, dated 2 November 2020, as preliminary land acquisition notifications. The land is required for forming the flood carrier canal under the Tamirabarani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project.
The notified areas are:
- 1.81.06 hectares in Thiruvambalapuram Village, Radhapuram Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
- 31.69.51 hectares in Vijayanarayanam Part 3 Village, Thisayanvilai Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
The schedules identify affected survey numbers, land classification, area, boundaries, structures, trees, interested persons and registered holders.
Assessment and rehabilitation position
The preliminary notifications state that an Environmental Impact Assessment study was carried out by M/s. WAPCOS for the irrigation project involving a canal from the Kannadian channel to drought prone areas of Sathankulam and Thisayanvilai. Because that assessment was completed, the notifications state that Social Impact Assessment does not apply under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
Key recorded facts include:
- The requisitioning body had not entered the project area.
- The flood carrier canal had not been dug.
- No family had been displaced by the acquisition.
- The Sub Collector, Cheranmahadevi, was appointed Administrator for Rehabilitation and Resettlement.
Effect on owners, buyers and interested persons
G.O. Ms. No. 266, dated 31 October 2020, expressly restricts dealings in the notified Thiruvambalapuram land. From publication of that notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, no person may sell, purchase or create an encumbrance over the land without prior approval from the Collector.
The Thiruvambalapuram notification also provides that:
- Interested persons may file objections before the Collector within 60 days from publication.
- The land plan may be inspected at the offices of the Collector and the Land Acquisition Officer on working days during working hours.
- The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Special Project Division, Tirunelveli, and staff are authorised to enter survey land, take levels, dig or bore into the subsoil and perform work required for the project.
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Common questions
Can I buy land covered by the Thiruvambalapuram notification?
A sale, purchase or creation of an encumbrance over the notified Thiruvambalapuram land requires prior approval from the Collector from the date of publication of the notification.
How long do affected people in Thiruvambalapuram have to object?
An interested person may file objections before the Collector within 60 days from the date the notification was published.
Where can I inspect the plan for the Thiruvambalapuram land?
The plan may be inspected at the offices of the Collector and the Land Acquisition Officer on any working day during working hours.
Does the notification say that families were already displaced?
No. Both preliminary notifications state that no family was displaced due to the land acquisition and that the canal had not been dug.
