Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 8, Part II, Section 2, 19 February 2020
The Government of Tamil Nadu published this Gazette issue on 19 February 2020 with notifications and orders issued by Secretariat Departments. For landholders, the main supplied notification is G.O. Ms. No. 81, Environment and Forests (FR.14) Department, dated 20 August 2019, which declares the scheduled 1,095.85.5 hectares in Varam Village, Chinnasalem Taluk, Villupuram District, as the Kidar Reserved Forest from 5 August 2020, while identifying enclosed lands and retaining three tribal rights of way. The issue also publishes G.O. Ms. No. 8, Environment and Forests (FR.5) Department, dated 28 January 2020, reconstituting the Tamil Nadu State Biodiversity Board.
What the Gazette covers
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 8, Part II, Section 2, dated 19 February 2020, contains notifications or orders affecting sections of the public and issued by Secretariat Departments. Its contents list includes forest matters, land acquisition, an amendment to a notification, employment and wage matters, courts, census appointments and protection of an archaeological monument.
Kidar Reserved Forest declaration
G.O. Ms. No. 81, Environment and Forests (FR.14) Department, dated 20 August 2019, declares the scheduled area as the Kidar Reserved Forest under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882, with effect from 5 August 2020.
Key details are:
- District: Villupuram.
- Taluk: Chinnasalem.
- Village: No. 171 Varam.
- Forest block: Kidar.
- Stated area: 1,095.85.5 hectares.
- The schedule identifies the included survey fields and their individual extents.
- The boundaries are described by reference to survey fields, Thorangur Village and the Salem District boundary.
Property buyers and owners dealing with land in Varam Village should compare the land's survey number and subdivision against the Gazette schedules. The declaration applies to the scheduled forest block rather than every property in the village.
Enclosed lands and access rights
G.O. Ms. No. 81, Environment and Forests (FR.14) Department, dated 20 August 2019, treats specified patta lands and other poramboke lands situated within the forest block as enclosures. The listed enclosed lands total 98.26.0 hectares.
The notification also records three admitted pathways:
- Pathway No. 1 is two metres wide and is admitted as a tribal right of way.
- Pathway No. 2 is two metres wide and is admitted as a tribal right of way.
- Pathway No. 3 is two metres wide, with its route described through specified survey field boundaries.
Tamil Nadu State Biodiversity Board
G.O. Ms. No. 8, Environment and Forests (FR.5) Department, dated 28 January 2020, reconstitutes the Tamil Nadu State Biodiversity Board. The supplied text explains that reconstitution was proposed because the tenure of non-official members was due to lapse, and continuation of existing non-official members was recommended for smooth functioning.
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Common questions
Does the Kidar Reserved Forest declaration cover all land in Varam Village?
No. G.O. Ms. No. 81, Environment and Forests (FR.14) Department, dated 20 August 2019, applies to the survey fields and extents listed in its schedule for the Kidar forest block.
When does the Kidar forest area become reserved forest?
The scheduled area is declared reserved forest with effect from 5 August 2020.
Are patta lands inside the forest block included without distinction?
The notification separately lists specified patta lands and other poramboke lands within the forest block as enclosures. Those listed lands have a stated total extent of 98.26.0 hectares.
Does the reserved forest notification preserve any access routes?
Yes. It records three pathways, each two metres wide, and expressly identifies Pathway No. 1 and Pathway No. 2 as tribal rights of way.
