Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, Supplement No. 51A
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, Supplement No. 51A on 21 December 2022, containing preliminary land acquisition notifications for the Cauvery, Vaigai and Gundaru Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project in Suriyur Village and a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Limited bus depot in Aruppukottai Town. The notifications identify land proposed for acquisition, affected survey fields and landholders, while the Suriyur notification also restricts transactions without the Collector's approval and provides a 60 day objection period.
What the gazette governs
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, Supplement No. 51A contains preliminary notifications under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The supplied text covers two public projects in Tiruchirappalli and Virudhunagar districts.
Suriyur canal land acquisition
Notification No. VI(1)/592/2022 concerns the Cauvery, Vaigai and Gundaru Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project in Suriyur Block I Village, Thiruverumbur Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District.
The Public Works (2D) Department, through Government Order No. 40 dated 9 July 2020, appointed WAPCOS to conduct the Environmental Impact Assessment study. The notification states that Social Impact Assessment does not apply because an Environmental Impact Assessment is being carried out for the irrigation project.
Key provisions include:
- Administrative sanction refers to 72.88.32 hectares required in Suriyur Village, while the land placed under acquisition in the published schedule totals 17.17.57 hectares.
- The schedule covers dry land in Survey Nos. 711, 713, 714, 715/1, 717/1A, 727, 728/2B1, 728/2B2, 729/1A, 729/1B, 729/3 and 730/1C.
- Listed interests include Bharathidasan University and several private holders. The schedule also records affected buildings, walls, wells, electricity poles and trees where applicable.
- No sale, purchase, other transaction or new encumbrance involving the notified land may be made from the Gazette publication date without prior approval from the Collector.
- Interested persons may file objections within 60 days from Gazette publication before the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Karur.
- The land plan may be inspected during working hours at the Collector's office in Tiruchirappalli, the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) office for the canal project, and the Executive Engineer's office in Tiruchirappalli.
Aruppukottai bus depot acquisition
Notification No. VI(1)/593/2022 places 3,534 square metres in Aruppukottai Town, Aruppukottai Taluk, Virudhunagar District under acquisition for a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Limited bus depot and its Aruppukottai Branch.
The scheduled dry lands are Town Survey Nos. 2/1 and 2/2, corresponding to Survey Nos. 301/1 and 301/2. Both entries name Dinakaran, son of Ramasamy Naiyakar, and the notification states that no family was displaced.
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Common questions
Can I buy or mortgage land covered by the Suriyur canal notification?
A sale, purchase, other transaction or creation of an encumbrance on the notified Suriyur land requires prior approval from the Collector from the date of Gazette publication.
How long do Suriyur landholders have to object to the acquisition?
An interested person may file an objection within 60 days from publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The objection must be filed before the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Karur.
Which Suriyur survey numbers are included?
The schedule includes Survey Nos. 711, 713, 714, 715/1, 717/1A, 727, 728/2B1, 728/2B2, 729/1A, 729/1B, 729/3 and 730/1C, totalling 17.17.57 hectares.
How much land is proposed for the Aruppukottai bus depot?
The preliminary notification identifies 3,534 square metres in Aruppukottai Town, comprising 1,624 square metres in Town Survey No. 2/1 and 1,910 square metres in Town Survey No. 2/2.
