Declaration of Thadagamalai Extension Forest Block in Thovalai Taluk, Kanniyakumari District as Reserved Forest
The Governor of Tamil Nadu, through the Environment and Forests Department in G.O. Ms. No. 136, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 12th December 2014, proposes to constitute the Thadagamalai Extension Forest Block in Thovalai Taluk, Kanniyakumari District, as a reserved forest. The notifications identify the affected land and appoint officials to conduct the forest settlement inquiry, represent the Government and hear appeals.
What the notification does
The Environment and Forests Department notification under G.O. Ms. No. 136, Environment and Forests (FR.14), dated 12th December 2014, begins the process of constituting the Thadagamalai Extension Forest Block as a reserved forest under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882. It describes the proposal and the officials responsible for the inquiry and appeals.
The notification does not state that the land has already completed the reserved forest process. It describes the forest block as land proposed to be constituted as a reserved forest.
Land covered
The proposed Thadagamalai Extension Forest Block is identified as follows:
- District: Kanniyakumari.
- Taluk: Thovalai.
- Village: Number 21, Thidal.
- Survey number: 830.
- Area: 1274.45.0 hectares.
- Forest block name: Thadagamalai Extension.
The schedule also gives detailed boundaries. These follow adjoining reserved forests, village boundaries and specified survey fields. The northern side adjoins the Thadagamalai and Poigaimalai reserved forest areas. Other portions follow boundaries involving Thovalai, Chembagaramanpudur, Thazhakudy, Dersanamcope and Thidal villages.
Officials appointed
The Environment and Forests Department notifications make three appointments for the proposed forest reservation:
- The Tahsildar, Thovalai Taluk, is appointed Ex-Officio as the Forest Settlement Officer.
- The District Forest Officer, Kanniyakumari Division, Nagercoil, is appointed Ex-Officio to attend the inquiry on behalf of the Government.
- The Personal Assistant (General) to the Collector of Kanniyakumari District, Nagercoil, is appointed Ex-Officio to hear appeals from specified orders under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882.
Who should check this
Owners, occupiers and people claiming an interest in Survey Number 830 of Number 21, Thidal Village should check whether their land or claimed rights fall within the scheduled boundaries. Property buyers and professionals examining land in this survey number should compare the property records and survey map with the Gazette boundary description.
The supplied notification does not give a deadline for making a claim, a compensation amount or the final outcome of the reserved forest process.
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Common questions
Has Survey Number 830 in Thidal Village already become a reserved forest?
The notification says it is proposed to constitute the identified land as a reserved forest. It does not state that the reservation process has been completed.
How much land is included in the proposed Thadagamalai Extension Forest Block?
The schedule identifies 1274.45.0 hectares in Survey Number 830 of Number 21, Thidal Village, Thovalai Taluk, Kanniyakumari District.
Which official handles the forest settlement process?
The Tahsildar, Thovalai Taluk, is appointed Ex-Officio as the Forest Settlement Officer. The District Forest Officer, Kanniyakumari Division, Nagercoil, attends the inquiry on behalf of the Government.
Who hears appeals relating to the proposed forest block?
The Personal Assistant (General) to the Collector of Kanniyakumari District, Nagercoil, is appointed Ex-Officio to hear appeals from the orders identified in the notification.
