Cauvery Vaigai Gundar Link Canal Scheme, Tiruchirappalli District
The Government of Tamil Nadu Gazette dated February 21, 2024 publishes notifications by the Tiruchirappalli District Collector for land acquisition connected with the Cauvery Vaigai Gundar Link Canal Scheme in Tiruchirappalli District. It does two things, it extends by 12 months the time for passing the final award for some survey numbers in Mathur Village, Srirangam Taluk, and it separately notifies acquisition of additional dry patta land measuring 6.03.15 hectares in Thorakudi Village for the same irrigation project.
What this gazette notification does
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 8A, Chennai, Wednesday, February 21, 2024, Part VI, Section 1, Supplement, carries two land acquisition notifications issued by the District Collector, Tiruchirappalli for the Cauvery Vaigai Gundar Link Canal Scheme in Tiruchirappalli District.
The notifications are under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. They relate to land needed for an irrigation project described as a flood carrier canal from Cauvery (Kattalai), Agniyaru, South Vellar, Vaigai and Gundaru river to divert flood water to drought prone areas.
Time extension for final award in Mathur Village
One notification says the Government of Tamil Nadu had already given sanction for acquisition of 200.40.66 hectares of patta lands and transfer of 18.62.30 hectares of poromboke lands in 9 villages for the scheme, under G.O. (Ms) No. 102, Public Works Department (N2), dated 27.04.2022 and G.O. 305, Public Works Department (N2), dated 11.12.2020.
For a few survey numbers in Mathur Village, Srirangam Taluk, the time for passing the final award has been extended for administrative reasons.
Key point from the table:
- Village, Mathur
- Taluk, Srirangam
- Date of publication of 19(1) declaration, 01.03.2023
- Last date for publication of final award, 28.02.2024
- Extended date for publication of final award, 28.02.2025
Additional land acquisition in Thorakudi Village
A separate Form IV notification states that additional land measuring 6.03.15 hectares of dry land in Thorakudi Village, Srirangam Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District is under acquisition for the same scheme.
The notification also states:
- Environmental Impact Assessment study is to be carried out by WAPCOS, and the report is awaited.
- Social Impact Assessment shall not apply for this irrigation project.
- No family is displaced due to the land acquisition.
- The Sub Collector or Revenue Divisional Officer, Srirangam is appointed as administrator for Rehabilitation and Resettlement.
The schedule lists three survey numbers and landholders in Thorakudi Village:
- Survey No. 2/2A1A, acquisition extent 3.18.64 hectares
- Survey No. 2/2A1B1, acquisition extent 2.01.91 hectares
- Survey No. 2/2N, acquisition extent 0.82.60 hectares
Who should pay attention
This matters to landowners, buyers and anyone dealing with land in Mathur Village and Thorakudi Village, both in Srirangam Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District.
Important practical effects mentioned in the notification:
- From the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, no person shall make any transaction such as sale or purchase, or create any encumbrance on the notified land, without prior approval of the Collector.
- Objections to the acquisition may be filed before the Collector within 60 days from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- The land plan may be inspected at the office of the Collector, Tiruchirappalli and the office of the Land Acquisition Officer or District Revenue Officer, Tiruchirappalli on working days during working hours.
- The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (Water Resources Organisation), Tiruchirappalli and staff are authorized to enter the land for survey and related work.
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Common questions
Does this gazette acquire new land, or only extend time for an existing acquisition?
It does both. One notification extends the time for passing the final award for some survey numbers in Mathur Village until 28.02.2025, and another notification states that additional dry patta land measuring 6.03.15 hectares in Thorakudi Village is under acquisition.
If I own land in Mathur Village, what is the main change in this publication?
For the notified land in Mathur Village, Srirangam Taluk, the last date for publication of the final award has been extended from 28.02.2024 to 28.02.2025 for administrative reasons.
Can notified land be sold or mortgaged after this gazette publication?
The notification says no person shall make any transaction such as sale or purchase, or create any encumbrance on the notified land from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette without prior approval of the Collector.
Can affected persons object, and where can they check the land plan?
Yes. The notification says objections may be filed before the Collector within 60 days from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. It also says the land plan may be inspected in the office of the Collector, Tiruchirappalli and the office of the Land Acquisition Officer or District Revenue Officer, Tiruchirappalli on working days during working hours.
