Acquisition of Lands (Under Section 11(1) of Central Act 30/2013)
The Water Resource Department, through Notification No. VI(1)/171(a-1)/2024 published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 16 February 2024, identifies land proposed for acquisition in six villages of Salem District for diverting flood surplus water from Mettur Dam to dry tanks in the Sarabanga Basin through a lift irrigation project. The project received revised administrative sanction under G.O. (Ms.) No. 171, Public Works (N1) Department, dated 13 July 2020, and the notification restricts transactions in the listed land without prior approval of the Collector.
What the notification covers
The Water Resource Department notification identifies 1.75.68 hectares in Avadathur, Soorapalli, Pottaneri and Nangavalli villages of Mettur Taluk, and 0.11.25 hectares in Kasuvareddipatty and Mallikuttai villages of Omalur Taluk. The land is required for a lift irrigation project to divert flood surplus water from Mettur Dam to dry tanks in the Sarabanga Basin in Salem District.
The project received revised administrative sanction for acquiring 120.99.61 hectares across 33 villages in the Mettur and Sankari divisions. An earlier acquisition notification covering 117.34.96 hectares was published on 24 September 2020.
Land covered by the schedule
Notification No. VI(1)/171(a-1)/2024 gives the following village totals:
- Avadathur, 0.03.95 hectares.
- Soorapalli, 0.95.55 hectares.
- Pottaneri, 0.75.85 hectares.
- Nangavalli, 0.00.33 hectares.
- Kasuvareddipatty, 0.11.00 hectares.
- Mallikuttai, 0.00.25 hectares.
The schedule records the survey number, new survey number, land classification, total area, area proposed for acquisition, boundaries, buildings, trees, patta number and names of pattadars. It includes dry, wet and house-site land, as well as parcels containing structures, wells, fences and trees.
Effect on owners and buyers
Notification No. VI(1)/171(a-1)/2024 applies directly to owners, pattadars, occupiers and anyone considering a transaction involving a scheduled parcel.
- No person may sell, purchase or otherwise transact in the listed land, or create an encumbrance over it, from the Gazette publication date without prior approval of the Collector.
- The Land Acquisition Officer and Sub Collector, Mettur, and authorised staff may enter survey land, take levels, dig or bore into the subsoil and carry out work needed for the acquisition process.
- A person interested in the land may submit objections within 60 days from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- Objections must be filed before the Land Acquisition Officer and Sub Collector, Mettur.
Checking the acquisition plan
The land plan may be inspected at the offices of the District Collector and the Land Acquisition Officer and Sub Collector, Mettur, on any working day during working hours. Buyers and professionals should compare the property survey number and new survey number with the Gazette schedule and plan.
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Common questions
Can I buy or sell land listed in this notification?
A sale, purchase or other transaction involving listed land requires prior approval of the Collector from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The same restriction applies to creating an encumbrance.
How long do I have to object to the proposed acquisition?
A person interested in the land may file an objection within 60 days from the date the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where should an objection be submitted?
The objection must be filed before the Land Acquisition Officer and Sub Collector, Mettur.
Where can I inspect the plan showing the affected land?
The plan may be inspected at the offices of the District Collector and the Land Acquisition Officer and Sub Collector, Mettur, on any working day during working hours.
