G.O. (Ms.) No. 300, Acquisition of Lands, 2020
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 300 dated 2 December 2020 as a preliminary notification to acquire 0.46.50 hectares in Thottakudi Village, Nanguneri Taluk, Tirunelveli District, for the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project. Published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 8 December 2020, it restricts transactions involving the notified land without the Collector's prior approval and allows interested persons to object within 60 days of publication.
What the notification covers
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department notification begins acquisition proceedings for 0.46.50 hectares in Thottakudi Village, Nanguneri Taluk, Tirunelveli District. The land is required to form a flood carrier canal under the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project.
Administrative sanction had been given for a total project requirement of 8.99.0 hectares in the village. The particular lands covered by this notification are listed by survey number, classification, area, boundaries and persons interested.
Land affected
The acquisition schedule covers nine entries:
- Wet land in Survey Nos. 409/1 and 409/2.
- Dry land in Survey Nos. 399/3C, 400/6B, 400/49B, 400/11B2, 400/11B3, 400/37 and 400/38.
- The combined notified extent is 0.46.50 hectares.
- The schedule identifies boundaries and registered landholders or other interested persons for each entry.
Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with any listed survey number should verify the schedule and inspect the official land plan before proceeding with a transaction.
Restrictions and official access
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department notification states that no person may sell, purchase or otherwise transact in the notified land, or create an encumbrance over it, from the date of Gazette publication without the Collector's prior approval.
The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Special Project Division, Tirunelveli, and staff are authorised to enter the survey land, take levels, dig or bore into the subsoil and carry out other work needed for the project. The land plan may be inspected at the offices of the Collector and the Land Acquisition Officer on working days during working hours.
Assessment, displacement and objections
An environmental impact assessment for the irrigation project was carried out by WAPCOS. Because that assessment had been completed, the notification states that a social impact assessment does not apply. It also records that the requisitioning body entered the project area and dug the canal on 19 November 2010, and that no family was displaced by the acquisition.
The Sub Collector, Cheranmahadevi, is appointed Administrator for rehabilitation and resettlement. Any interested person may file an objection to the acquisition before the Collector within 60 days from the date of Gazette publication.
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Common questions
Can I buy or sell land in one of the listed survey numbers?
A sale, purchase or other transaction involving the notified land requires the Collector's prior approval from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The same restriction applies to creating an encumbrance.
Which survey numbers are covered by the acquisition?
The schedule covers Survey Nos. 409/1, 409/2, 399/3C, 400/6B, 400/49B, 400/11B2, 400/11B3, 400/37 and 400/38 in Thottakudi Village.
Where can I inspect the plan of the land?
The land plan may be inspected at the offices of the Collector and the Land Acquisition Officer on any working day during working hours.
How can an affected person object to the acquisition?
A person interested in the land may submit an objection to the Collector within 60 days from the date the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
