Constitution of Conservation Authority of Pallikaranai Marsh Land and Date of Coming into Force under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act

What the notification does

The Government of Tamil Nadu, Environment and Forests Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 103, Environment and Forests (FR.5), dated 31 March 2012. Acting under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, the Governor of Tamil Nadu constituted the Conservation Authority of Pallikaranai Marsh Land, Chennai Circle, Chennai.

The authority was created to implement conservation and restoration works for the development of Pallikaranai marsh lands. The notification limits this stated role to works approved by the Central Government or State Government.

Key provisions

G.O. Ms. No. 103, Environment and Forests (FR.5), dated 31 March 2012 provides that:

• The body may be called the Conservation Authority of Pallikaranai Marsh Lands.
• The authority is located in the Chennai Circle, Chennai.
• Its stated purpose is to implement conservation and restoration works connected with the development of Pallikaranai marsh lands.
• The relevant works are those approved by the Central Government or State Government.
• The authority came into force on 31 March 2012.
• The authority was constituted using powers under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, identified in the notification as Tamil Nadu Act 27 of 1975.

Who may be affected

The Conservation Authority of Pallikaranai Marsh Lands is directly relevant to government-approved conservation, restoration and development works involving Pallikaranai marsh lands. Government bodies, professionals and others involved in those works may therefore need to recognise the authority's role.

For a property buyer or owner, the notification provides institutional information about the body responsible for implementing approved works. It does not identify individual survey numbers, property boundaries or specific parcels. It also does not state that any named property is acquired, transferred, reclassified or made subject to a particular building or land-use restriction.

What the notification does not determine

G.O. Ms. No. 103, Environment and Forests (FR.5), dated 31 March 2012 does not provide a map or define the geographical limits of the Pallikaranai marsh lands. The page also does not set out application procedures, permissions, fees, compensation or consequences for private landowners. A reader cannot use this notification alone to decide whether a particular property falls within the marsh lands or is affected by a specific conservation or restoration project.