Acquisition of Lands, Cauvery Vaigai Gundar Link Canal Scheme, Tiruchirappalli District, Notification for Time Extension of Final Award under section 25
The Commissioner of Land Administration and the District Collector issued Notification No. VI(1)/111(d)/2025, dated 18 February 2025, extending by 12 months, to 27 February 2026, the deadline for publishing the final land acquisition award for Mathur village in Srirangam taluk under the Cauvery Vaigai Gundar Link Canal Scheme. The underlying acquisition and transfer were sanctioned by the Public Works (N2) Department through Government Order (Ms.) No. 102, dated 27 April 2020, and Government Order No. 305, dated 11 December 2020.
What the notification does
Notification No. VI(1)/111(d)/2025, dated 18 February 2025, gives the authorities an additional 12 months to publish the final award for specified land acquisition proceedings in Mathur village, Srirangam taluk, Tiruchirappalli district. The extension was granted for administrative reasons under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
The previous extended deadline was 28 February 2025. The new deadline for publication of the final award is 27 February 2026. The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 25 February 2025.
Project and earlier approvals
The Cauvery Vaigai Gundar Link Canal Scheme received government sanction for acquisition of 200.40.66 hectares of patta land and transfer of 18.62.30 hectares of poramboke land across nine villages in Tiruchirappalli district.
The approvals were issued by the Public Works (N2) Department through:
- Government Order (Ms.) No. 102, dated 27 April 2020.
- Government Order No. 305, dated 11 December 2020.
The present notification does not grant a fresh project sanction. It changes the time available for publishing the final award in the identified acquisition proceedings.
Dates recorded for Mathur village
The table in Notification No. VI(1)/111(d)/2025 records:
- Taluk: Srirangam.
- Village: Mathur.
- Date of publication of the declaration: 1 March 2023.
- Original last date for publication of the final award: 28 February 2024.
- Earlier extension date: 28 February 2025.
- New extended deadline: 27 February 2026.
- Relevant Gazette reference for the final award extension: Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 8A, dated 21 February 2024.
Who may be affected
Notification No. VI(1)/111(d)/2025 is relevant to owners and prospective buyers of land involved in the canal scheme acquisition proceedings in Mathur village. It may also matter to professionals checking the status and timetable of those proceedings.
The notification identifies the village and taluk but does not provide survey numbers or owner names. A particular parcel therefore cannot be identified from this notification alone.
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Common questions
What is the new deadline for the final award in Mathur village?
The new deadline is 27 February 2026. The deadline was extended by 12 months for administrative reasons.
Does this notification cover every village in the Cauvery Vaigai Gundar Link Canal Scheme?
The earlier government sanction covered patta and poramboke lands across nine villages. However, the extension table in this notification identifies only Mathur village in Srirangam taluk.
Does the notification publish the final land acquisition award?
No. Notification No. VI(1)/111(d)/2025 extends the time allowed for publication of the final award to 27 February 2026.
Can I confirm from this notification whether my property is affected?
Not from this notification alone. It names Mathur village and Srirangam taluk but does not list survey numbers or property owners.
