G.O.(Ms) No.322, Transfer of 43.67 Acres to Defence Department, 2011

What the document does

Government Order (Ms.) No. 322 of the Tamil Nadu Revenue Department, dated 4 October 2011, concerns 43.67 acres in Survey No. 429/1, Manamai Village, Thirukalukundram Taluk, Kancheepuram District. It redirects land previously allotted for a tourism project so that it can compensate the Defence Department for defence land used or proposed to be used for Chennai Airport expansion and the Chennai Metro Rail Project.

The transfer followed the Defence Department's policy of seeking land of equal value for defence land transferred to other projects. The document records that the Defence Department had agreed to transfer 10,254 square metres for the Chennai Metro Rail Project.

Key provisions

• The earlier allotment of the full 43.67 acres to the Tamil Nadu Tourism Department for establishing a "Miniature Tamil Nadu" was cancelled. The related permission to enter the land was also cancelled.
• Transfer of 30 acres to the Defence Department was approved in principle as part compensation for defence land received for the Chennai Airport Expansion Project.
• Transfer of the remaining 13.67 acres was approved in principle as part compensation for defence land received for the Chennai Metro Rail Project.
• Chennai Metro Rail Limited was asked to pay any additional amount due to the Defence Department in cash after the exchanged lands were valued by the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Administration.

Later valuation

Tamil Nadu Revenue Department Letter No. 17216/LD4(2)/2011-6, dated 12 July 2012, records the later valuation process. Based on the recommendation of the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Administration, the Government fixed the value of land connected with the proposed Chennai Metro Rail Project exchange at Rs.1,95,377 per cent, or Rs.1,95,37,700 per acre, at the 2012 value.

The District Collector, Kancheepuram, and the Managing Director of Chennai Metro Rail Project were instructed to follow the earlier valuation instructions strictly.

Who may be affected

The documents directly concern the Defence Department, Chennai Metro Rail Limited, airport expansion authorities, the Tamil Nadu Tourism Department and government land administrators. Buyers or professionals examining Survey No. 429/1 in Manamai Village should note that the earlier tourism allotment was cancelled and the land was approved in principle for transfer to the Defence Department. The documents do not establish a general land transfer rule for other properties.