G.O. (Ms.) No. 321, Acquisition of Lands, 2020
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 321 dated 24 December 2020, issued a preliminary notification placing 17.13.22 hectares in Kumarapuram Village, Thisaiyanvilai Taluk, Tirunelveli District under acquisition for a flood carrier canal. The notification says the environmental impact assessment was completed, the social impact assessment does not apply, and no family was displaced.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 321 dated 24 December 2020 as Preliminary Notification No. II(2)/PWD/854(b)/2020. It declares that 17.13.22 hectares of land in Kumarapuram Village, Thisaiyanvilai Taluk, Tirunelveli District is under acquisition.
The land is required for the Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project. The stated work is the formation of a flood carrier canal from the Kannadian channel to drought prone areas of Sathankulam and Thisaiyanvilai, through the interlinking of the three rivers in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts.
Who may be affected
Preliminary Notification No. II(2)/PWD/854(b)/2020 directly affects owners, registered holders and other interested persons connected with the survey fields listed in its schedule. Buyers and professionals examining land in the notified area should compare the property survey number and subdivision with the schedule.
The schedule identifies land through details including:
- Survey number and subdivision.
- Wet or dry classification.
- Area proposed for acquisition.
- Boundaries.
- Trees or structures where recorded.
- Names of registered holders or persons interested.
The supplied schedule includes survey fields such as 480/10B, 482/5, 484/1A, 5/2, 202/3, 203/2A, 211, 221, 225/1 and 229/4B, among others.
Key findings and administration
G.O. (Ms.) No. 321 dated 24 December 2020 records that:
- WAPCOS carried out an environmental impact assessment for the irrigation project under the Environmental Protection Act, 1986.
- A social impact assessment does not apply under the cited provision of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
- The requisitioning body had not entered the project area and the channel had not been dug at the time recorded.
- No family had been displaced because of the acquisition.
- The Sub Collector, Cheranmahadevi was appointed Administrator for rehabilitation and resettlement.
The notification does not provide a compensation amount or rate in the supplied text.
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Common questions
How can I check whether my land is covered by this acquisition?
Compare your survey number and subdivision with the schedule to Preliminary Notification No. II(2)/PWD/854(b)/2020. The schedule also gives the classification, area, boundaries and registered holder details.
How much land is being acquired?
The notification states that 17.13.22 hectares in Kumarapuram Village, Thisaiyanvilai Taluk, Tirunelveli District is under acquisition.
Does the notification state the compensation payable?
No compensation amount or rate is stated in the supplied text.
Had canal construction or displacement already occurred?
The notification says the requisitioning body had not entered the project area, the channel had not been dug, and no family had been displaced due to the acquisition.
