G.O.Ms.No.13, Transfer of Metrowater Land to Chennai Metro Rail Limited, 2015
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (S.I) Department issued Government Order G.O.Ms.No.13 on 3 February 2015, granting administrative approval to transfer 935 square metres of Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board land in Koyambedu permanently to Chennai Metro Rail Limited for the Chennai Metro Rail Project. Chennai Metro Rail Limited was also allowed to enter the land immediately while separate formal transfer orders were pending, although the required land extent was described as tentative.
What the government approved
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (S.I) Department, through Government Order G.O.Ms.No.13 dated 3 February 2015, approved the permanent transfer of 935 square metres of land belonging to the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board to Chennai Metro Rail Limited. The land is in Chennai District, Aminjikarai Taluk, Koyambedu Village, Block No.64, T.S.No.1 part.
The land was required for implementation of the Chennai Metro Rail Project and is described as Metrowater land near the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus.
Key provisions
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.13 provides that:
- Administrative approval is granted for the permanent transfer of 935 square metres to Chennai Metro Rail Limited.
- The approved purpose is the Chennai Metro Rail Project.
- The stated extent is tentative. Chennai Metro Rail Limited will finalise the requirement separately when finalising multimodal integration for the CMBT metro station.
- The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department must issue the formal land transfer orders based on the approval.
- Chennai Metro Rail Limited may enter the land immediately because of the urgency of the project, without waiting for the formal transfer orders.
How the decision was reached
The High Power Committee constituted by the government considered Chennai Metro Rail Limited's proposals for permanent transfer of lands belonging to State Government departments and boards. At its meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary on 9 September 2014, the committee recommended the transfer of this 935 square metre Metrowater parcel to Chennai Metro Rail Limited.
The Government accepted the High Power Committee's recommendation. Government Order G.O.Ms.No.13 was treated as having the concurrence of the Secretariat departments concerned under the powers delegated to the committee.
Who may be affected
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.13 directly concerns Chennai Metro Rail Limited, the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, and the government departments responsible for completing the land transfer. A buyer, owner or professional checking land near CMBT should note the specific identification of Koyambedu Village, Block No.64, T.S.No.1 part, and that the final extent was still to be settled separately.
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Common questions
Which land was approved for transfer to Chennai Metro Rail Limited?
The approval covers 935 square metres in Chennai District, Aminjikarai Taluk, Koyambedu Village, Block No.64, T.S.No.1 part. The land belonged to the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
Was the 935 square metre extent final?
No. Government Order G.O.Ms.No.13 describes the extent as tentative and says Chennai Metro Rail Limited will finalise it separately when finalising multimodal integration for the CMBT metro station.
Could Chennai Metro Rail Limited use the land before formal transfer orders were issued?
Chennai Metro Rail Limited was permitted to enter the land immediately because of the urgency of the project, while the formal land transfer orders were pending.
Which department had to issue the formal land transfer orders?
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department was directed to issue the formal transfer orders based on the government approval.
