Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 51, Part II, Section 2, 19 December 2018

What the notifications cover

The Environment and Forests Department notifications concern forest land in Krishnagiri and Dindigul districts and the formation of the State Wetlands Authority of Tamil Nadu. Buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in the identified villages should compare the survey numbers and boundaries in the Gazette with the property records.

Chennasandiram Forest Block

G.O. Ms. No. 101, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 20 July 2018, declares Chennasandiram Forest Block in Krishnagiri Taluk, Krishnagiri District, previously Dharmapuri District, as reserved forest with effect from 3 July 2019.

Key details are:

• The forest block is in Village No. 44, Chennasandiram, previously No. 55, Chennachandiram.
• It covers Survey Field Number 280/1 and an area of 394.10.0 hectares.
• Survey Field Numbers 280/2 and 281 are retained as enclosure fields within the forest block.
• Vasuvarayar Koil and Karaga Koil are located inside the forest block.
• Admitted rights include specified pathways for pattadars, cattle and the public, including access for worship at the two temples throughout the year when desired.

Proposed Kuttam Forest Block

G.O. Ms. No. 105, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 30 July 2018, proposes to constitute Kuttam Forest Block in Vedasandur Taluk, Dindigul District, as reserved forest.

Key provisions are:

• The proposed block is Survey Field Number 64/1 in Village No. 18, Kuttam.
• Its stated area is 3.90.0 hectares.
• The Special Tahsildar (Forest Settlement), Dindigul, is appointed as the Forest Settlement Officer.
• The District Forest Officer, Dindigul Forest Division, is appointed to attend the enquiry on behalf of the Government.
• The Personal Assistant (General) to the Collector of Dindigul District is appointed to hear appeals from specified orders.
• No admitted rights are recorded for the proposed Kuttam Forest Block.

State Wetlands Authority

G.O. Ms. No. 148, Environment and Forests (FR.5), dated 26 November 2018, notifies the State Wetlands Authority of Tamil Nadu under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017. The listed membership includes senior government officials and representatives or experts connected with pollution control, remote sensing, forests, wildlife, biodiversity, wetland ecology, hydrology, fisheries, landscape planning and socio-economics.