G.O. Ms. No. 10, Withdrawal of Land Acquisition for Korukkupet Metro Station, 2018
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (S.I) Department issued Government Order Ms. No. 10, dated 11 January 2018, withdrawing 114,180 square feet of land in Tondiarpet Village, Korukkupettai-Tondaiarpet Taluk, Chennai District, from the acquisition process for Korukkupet Metro Station. The withdrawal covers specified lands in Block Nos. 54 and 72 for which the Government had not taken actual possession, and partly reverses the acquisition notified in 2016.
What the government decided
Government Order Ms. No. 10, dated 11 January 2018, issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (S.I) Department, accepts Chennai Metro Rail Limited's proposal to withdraw 114,180 square feet from the land acquisition process for Korukkupet Metro Station.
The original acquisition proposal covered 119,789 square feet. The stated reasons for the withdrawal were that some lands had been dealt with through private negotiations and some were no longer required for the project. The notification confirms that actual possession of the withdrawn lands had not been taken by or on behalf of the Government.
Land covered
Government Order Ms. No. 10 applies to dry lands in Tondiarpet Village, Korukkupettai-Tondaiarpet Taluk, Chennai District. The schedule identifies the following withdrawals:
Full withdrawal
- Block No. 54, R.S. No. 3656, new R.S. No. 3656/5, 799 square feet.
- Block No. 54, R.S. No. 3657, new R.S. No. 3657/1, 3,940 square feet.
- Block No. 54, R.S. No. 3658, new R.S. No. 3658/7, 1,261 square feet.
- Block No. 54, R.S. No. 3659, new R.S. No. 3659, 36,325 square feet.
- Block No. 54, R.S. No. 3660, new R.S. No. 3660, 40,204 square feet.
- Block No. 72, R.S. No. 3923, new R.S. No. 3923/2, 1,680 square feet.
- Block No. 72, R.S. No. 3924, new R.S. No. 3924/2, 10,053 square feet.
- Block No. 72, R.S. No. 3926 Part, new R.S. No. 3926/2, 6,767 square feet.
- Block No. 72, R.S. No. 3927/4, new R.S. No. 3927/9, 9,380 square feet.
Part withdrawal
- Block No. 72, R.S. No. 3925, new R.S. No. 3925, 3,771 square feet.
Who should check the schedule
Government Order Ms. No. 10 directly concerns the owners and interested persons named against these survey numbers. Buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in Blocks 54 and 72 should match the old and new survey numbers, extent and named interested persons with their property records.
Publication requirements
Government Order Ms. No. 10 directed publication of the notification in an Extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. It also directed publication in widely circulated Tamil and English newspapers and display of the substance at prominent places in Chennai District.
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Common questions
Does the withdrawal cover all land proposed for Korukkupet Metro Station?
No. The original proposal covered 119,789 square feet, while Government Order Ms. No. 10 withdraws 114,180 square feet identified in its schedule.
Had the Government already taken possession of the withdrawn land?
No. The notification states that actual possession of the specified lands had not been taken by or on behalf of the Government.
Is the whole of R.S. No. 3925 withdrawn from acquisition?
The schedule records only a part withdrawal of 3,771 square feet in Block No. 72, R.S. No. 3925, new R.S. No. 3925.
Why was the acquisition process withdrawn for these lands?
The document says some lands had been dealt with through private negotiations and some lands were no longer required for the Chennai Metro Rail project.
