Land acquisition notices for Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited Second Mine Expansion Scheme

What this Gazette notification does

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 5, Part II, Section 2, dated 4th January 2012 publishes land acquisition notices issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu for the Second Mine Expansion Scheme of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited. The notices say the Government is acquiring specified lands for industrial purpose under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purpose Act, 1997.

The text shown includes G.O.Ms.No. 9, Industries (NLC), 4th January 2012, G.O. Ms. No. 10, Industries (NLC), 4th January 2012, G.O. Ms. No. 11, Industries (NLC), 4th January 2012, and the beginning of G.O. Ms. No. 12, Industries (NLC), 4th January 2012.

Who may be affected

This Gazette matters to you if you are:

• a land owner or person interested in the listed survey numbers
• a buyer checking title or acquisition risk in the notified villages
• a lender or professional verifying whether land has been notified for acquisition
• connected to land in Cuddalore District, Chidambaram Taluk, in Valayamadevi Melpathi Village or Kathazhai Village

Key points from the published notices

• The Government of Tamil Nadu says it is satisfied that the scheduled lands have to be acquired for industrial purpose, namely the Second Mine Expansion Scheme of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited.
• The Gazette states that the entire amount of compensation to be awarded for the lands is to be paid out of funds controlled or managed by Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited.
• The notices are issued under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purpose Act, 1997.
• The plans of the lands are kept in the office of the Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, Neyveli-2, and may be inspected during office hours.

Lands and villages named in the text

The published schedules in the extract cover lands in:

• Cuddalore District, Chidambaram Taluk, No. 2, Valayamadevi Melpathi Village
• Cuddalore District, Chidambaram Taluk, No. 01, Kathazhai Village

The schedules list survey numbers, land type such as R. Wet and R. Dry, extent, patta numbers in some entries, and the names of land owners or other persons interested, including individuals, temples, and in some cases State Bank of India, Pinnalur.

Why this matters in practice

If your land, or land you plan to buy, matches one of the listed survey numbers, this Gazette indicates that the Government of Tamil Nadu has notified it for acquisition for the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited Second Mine Expansion Scheme. You should compare the survey number, village, extent, and owner details in your records with the Gazette schedule and inspect the land plans at the Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, Neyveli-2 office if needed.