Form C, Notice under Sub-Section (1) of Section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 (2024)
The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005, issued Notification No. VI(1)/196(b)/2024, published on March 1, 2024, acquiring 2.6435 hectares of scheduled land for railway track doubling between Nagercoil and Eraniel. The acquisition affects specified lands and interested persons in Neyyoor Village, Kalkulam Taluk, Kanyakumari District, and compensation is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by RVNL.
What the notification does
Notification No. VI(1)/196(b)/2024 of the Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005, published on March 1, 2024, records the Governor of Tamil Nadu's acquisition of approximately 2.6435 hectares for an industrial purpose. The stated purpose is railway track doubling between Nagercoil and Eraniel.
The acquisition is made under Sub-Section (1) of Section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. The notification states that the Government of Tamil Nadu is satisfied that the scheduled lands are required for the project.
Land and people affected
The schedule identifies land in Neyyoor Village, Kalkulam Taluk, Kanyakumari District. It gives details including:
- Survey and subdivision numbers.
- Total area and the area being acquired.
- Whether the land is wet or dry.
- Structures located within the acquired portion.
- Trees and other cultivation on the land.
- Patta numbers and names of owners or interested persons.
The listed properties include full and partial acquisitions. Recorded features include houses, compound walls, fencing, a borewell, a pathway, a cemetery, a water tank and a vaikal. The schedule also records coconut, banana, rubber, palm, mango, jackfruit, arecanut and other trees or plants on individual parcels.
Property owners, interested persons and prospective buyers dealing with land in Neyyoor Village should compare the relevant survey number and subdivision number with the acquisition schedule.
Compensation and inspection
Notification No. VI(1)/196(b)/2024 states that compensation for the acquired lands will be paid from funds controlled or managed by RVNL. The supplied notice does not state individual compensation amounts.
Plans of the acquired lands are kept at the following offices and may be inspected during office hours on any working office day:
- Office of the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Kanyakumari.
- Office of the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Kanyakumari.
The plans can help an affected person identify the exact part of a survey field covered by the acquisition.
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Common questions
Does the notification acquire all land in Neyyoor Village?
No. Notification No. VI(1)/196(b)/2024 applies only to the survey numbers, subdivisions and extents specified in its schedule.
Where can I inspect the acquisition plan?
The land plans are available at the offices of the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Kanyakumari, and the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Kanyakumari. They may be inspected during office hours.
Who will fund compensation for the acquired land?
The notification states that compensation will be paid from funds controlled or managed by RVNL. It does not give individual compensation amounts.
Does the acquisition include buildings and trees?
The schedule records structures and trees within individual acquired portions, including houses, compound walls, fencing, a borewell and several types of trees. The entries vary by survey number.
