Declaration of Akkamanahalli Forest Block in Dharmapuri Taluk in Dharmapuri District as Reserved Forest under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act
The Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 16, Environment, Climate Change and Forests (FR.13), dated 24 January 2024, proposes to constitute specified land in Akkamanahalli Village, Dharmapuri Taluk and District, as the Akkamanahalli Forest Block reserved forest. The notifications also appoint officials to conduct the forest settlement inquiry, represent the Government and hear appeals.
What the notification does
The Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department published the proposal in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 14 February 2024. Notification No. II(2)/ECCF/71/2024, issued under G.O. Ms. No. 16, Environment, Climate Change and Forests (FR.13), dated 24 January 2024, proposes to constitute land within the scheduled boundaries as reserved forest.
The notification describes the land as Akkamanahalli Forest Block in No. 48, Akkamanahalli Village, Dharmapuri Taluk, Dharmapuri District. It is a proposal to create a reserved forest, not a statement in the supplied text that the process has been completed.
Land covered
The schedule gives the following particulars:
- Survey numbers are listed as 160/2, 178/1 and 178/4.
- The extent table gives 2.74.50 hectares for Survey No. 160/2, 3.86.00 hectares for Survey No. 178/1 and 0.11.00 hectares for Survey No. 174/4.
- The total stated extent is 6.71.50 hectares.
- The northern, eastern, southern and western boundaries are described by reference to adjoining survey numbers and the Mookkanur Reserved Forest.
There is a difference within the printed schedule. The survey number list contains 178/4, while the extent table contains 174/4. The supplied notification does not explain this difference.
Officials appointed
The Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department makes three related appointments under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882:
- The Special Tahsildar (Forest Settlement), Krishnagiri, ex-officio, is appointed as Forest Settlement Officer for the land.
- Notification No. II(2)/ECCF/72/2024 appoints the District Forest Officer, Dharmapuri Division, Dharmapuri, ex-officio, to attend the inquiry on behalf of the Government.
- Notification No. II(2)/ECCF/73/2024 appoints the Personal Assistant (General) to the Collector of Dharmapuri District, ex-officio, to hear appeals against orders passed during the forest settlement process.
Who may be affected
Owners, buyers or professionals dealing with land in the identified survey numbers, or land adjoining the stated boundaries, may be affected by the proposed reserved forest process. The notification does not provide filing deadlines, claim procedures or the date on which the land will finally become reserved forest.
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Common questions
Has Akkamanahalli Forest Block already been finally declared a reserved forest?
The supplied notification says the land is proposed to be constituted as reserved forest. It does not state that the process has been completed.
Which survey numbers are covered by the proposal?
The schedule lists Survey Nos. 160/2, 178/1 and 178/4. However, the extent table lists 174/4 instead of 178/4 for the 0.11.00 hectare entry.
What is the total area of the proposed forest block?
The notification states a total extent of 6.71.50 hectares.
Who will conduct the forest settlement process?
The Special Tahsildar (Forest Settlement), Krishnagiri, ex-officio, is appointed as Forest Settlement Officer. The District Forest Officer represents the Government at the inquiry, and the Personal Assistant (General) to the Dharmapuri District Collector hears appeals.
