Notifications under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act (7 II 2 v6)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Gazette notifications in the Environment and Forest Department, including G.O. (Ms.) No. 205, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 20th December 2013, and G.O. (Ms.) No. 208, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 26th December 2013, declaring specified lands as reserved forest under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882. These notifications identify the forest blocks, survey numbers, extent, boundaries, and certain admitted rights such as pathways and cart tracks, with effect from 18th August 2014.
What these Gazette notifications do
The Environment and Forest Department notifications published by the Government of Tamil Nadu declare two identified land parcels as reserved forest under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882. The notifications are G.O. (Ms.) No. 205, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 20th December 2013, for Hullathi, Melur Nandhatty Forest Block in Udhagamandalam Taluk, The Nilgiris District, and G.O. (Ms.) No. 208, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 26th December 2013, for Moongilpatty Block-II in Natham Taluk, Dindigul District.
Land covered
Hullathi, Melur Nandhatty Forest Block
This notification covers land in The Nilgiris District, Udhagamandalam Taluk, No. 13, Kadanadu Village, previously Number 2, Kadanadu.
Key details:
- Forest block name: Hullathi, Melur Nandhatty Forest Block
- Survey number: Revised Survey No. 405/4
- Extent: 200.53.0 hectares
- Declared as reserved forest with effect on and from 18th August 2014
- The notification gives detailed north, east, south and west boundaries by reference to adjoining survey fields and Village Number 12, Hullathi Village
Moongilpatty Block-II
This notification covers land in Dindigul District, Natham Taluk, No. 23, Chellappanaickenpatty Village, previously 39, Chellappanaickenpatty.
Key details:
- Forest block name: Moongilpatty, Block-II
- Survey number: 241/1
- Area: 30.29.55 hectares
- Declared as reserved forest with effect on and from 18th August 2014
- The notification gives detailed boundaries on all four sides by reference to adjoining survey fields
Rights and exclusions recorded in the notification
The Moongilpatty Block-II notification also records specific enclosures and admitted rights within the forest block.
It lists enclosures kept within the forest block in survey field numbers:
- 214/5
- 241/6
- 241/7
- 241/8
- 241/9
It also records admitted rights including:
- Right Number I, a cart track entering from the western boundary of survey field number 221 and leaving near survey field number 217
- Length and width allowed within the forest block: 448 meters and 3 meters
- Right Number 2, a pathway branching from point H of Right Number 1 and running within the forest block
- Length and width allowed within the forest block: 838 meters and 1 meter
Who should pay attention
These notifications matter to landowners, buyers, surveyors and local users dealing with land in the named survey numbers and villages. If your land, access route or boundary touches these forest blocks, the Gazette text is relevant because it fixes the reserved forest area, its boundaries, and in the Moongilpatty Block-II case, the specific access rights that were admitted.
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Common questions
Which lands were declared as reserved forest in these notifications?
The notifications declare Hullathi, Melur Nandhatty Forest Block in Udhagamandalam Taluk, The Nilgiris District, and Moongilpatty Block-II in Natham Taluk, Dindigul District, as reserved forest.
From when do these reserved forest declarations take effect?
Both notifications state that the areas are declared as reserved forest with effect on and from 18th August 2014.
Does the Gazette mention any existing access rights inside the forest land?
Yes. In the Moongilpatty Block-II notification, admitted rights are recorded for a cart track and a pathway, with their lengths and widths stated in the notification.
Are any survey fields kept out as enclosures within Moongilpatty Block-II?
Yes. The notification lists survey field numbers 214/5, 241/6, 241/7, 241/8 and 241/9 as enclosures kept within the forest block.
