Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project, Tiruchirappalli District, Acquisition of Lands
The Rehabilitation and Resettlement Administrator and Revenue Divisional Officer, Srirangam, issued a draft rehabilitation and resettlement scheme under G.O. (Ms.) No. 102, Public Works (N2) Department, dated 27 April 2020, and G.O. (Ms.) No. 305, Public Works (N2) Department, dated 11 December 2020. The scheme covers additional patta land proposed for acquisition in Thorakudi Village for the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project and records that no family is displaced or eligible for rehabilitation and resettlement compensation.
What the notification covers
The Rehabilitation and Resettlement Administrator Notification concerns land in Thorakudi Village, Srirangam Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District. The government requires 6.48.80 hectares of additional land for the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Interlinking Flood Carrier Canal Project, described as a public purpose.
Of this area, 6.03.15 hectares of additional patta land is proposed for acquisition. A preliminary notification for the acquisition was published on 3 February 2024. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Srirangam, was appointed as the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Administrator.
Land identified
The draft scheme lists the following affected land holdings:
- Survey No. 2/2A1A, measuring 3.18.64 hectares.
- Survey No. 2/2A1B1, measuring 2.01.91 hectares.
- Survey No. 2/2N, measuring 0.82.60 hectares.
Owners or buyers dealing with these survey numbers should note that the lands are included in the affected area identified for the canal project.
Rehabilitation findings
The draft rehabilitation and resettlement scheme records:
- No families likely to be displaced.
- No affected infrastructure.
- No affected trades or businesses.
- No affected families from the listed disadvantaged groups.
- No landless agricultural labourers whose livelihood primarily depended on the acquired land.
- No affected cattle sheds or petty shops.
- No affected artisans, small traders or self-employed persons.
- No families eligible for rehabilitation and resettlement compensation.
The scheme therefore marks the listed rehabilitation measures as nil or not applicable. These include replacement housing, land for land, developed land, employment or annuity support, subsistence grants, transport costs, cattle shed or petty shop assistance, artisan or trader grants, fishing rights, resettlement allowance, and registration-related support.
Objections and hearing
The Rehabilitation and Resettlement Administrator Notification allowed objections to the draft scheme to be filed with the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Administrator and Revenue Divisional Officer, Srirangam, within 15 days from publication.
The notice also scheduled a public hearing for 15 March 2024 at 11 a.m. at the Village Administrative Officer's Office, Thorakudi.
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Common questions
Which Thorakudi survey numbers are covered by the acquisition notice?
The listed holdings are Survey Nos. 2/2A1A, 2/2A1B1 and 2/2N in Thorakudi Village, Srirangam Taluk.
Does the scheme say any families will be displaced?
No. The draft scheme records that no family is affected and displaced by the land acquisition.
Is rehabilitation and resettlement compensation payable under the draft scheme?
The scheme lists no eligible person and states that no family in the village is eligible for rehabilitation and resettlement compensation.
How much patta land is proposed for acquisition?
The notification states that 6.03.15 hectares of additional patta land in Thorakudi Village is proposed for acquisition.
