G.O. (Ms.) No.143, Tamil Nadu IAMWARM Project Administrative Sanction, 2011
The Tamil Nadu Public Works (WR1) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No.143, dated 8 August 2011, granting administrative sanction of Rs.2240.56 lakhs for seven packages under the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation and Water Bodies Restoration and Management Project. The work covers rehabilitation and modernisation of system tanks, non-system tanks and supply channels in the Cooum sub-basin in Vellore, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur districts.
What the document authorises
G.O. (Ms.) No.143 of the Tamil Nadu Public Works (WR1) Department, dated 8 August 2011, approves seven packages for rehabilitating and modernising tanks and supply channels in the Cooum sub-basin. The administrative sanction is for an estimated Rs.2240.56 lakhs and includes an environmental component.
The work forms part of the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation and Water Bodies Restoration and Management Project, a World Bank assisted project intended to improve irrigated agriculture and restore water bodies and irrigation infrastructure.
Areas and people affected
The approved works are located in parts of the Cooum sub-basin within Vellore, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur districts. The annexure identifies packages covering:
- Nemili Block of Arakonam Taluk and Walajahbad Block of Kanchipuram Taluk.
- Walajahbad Block in Kanchipuram District.
- Sriperumbuthur Block of Sriperumbuthur Taluk.
- Kadambathur Block and other locations in Thiruvallur District.
- Poonamallee Block of Poonamallee Taluk.
- Kadambathur and Thiruvallur in Thiruvallur District.
Owners, farmers and buyers near the listed tanks or supply channels may wish to check whether nearby irrigation infrastructure falls within one of these work packages. G.O. (Ms.) No.143 does not state that it transfers land, changes ownership, alters property boundaries or approves land acquisition.
Key provisions
G.O. (Ms.) No.143 provides that:
- The Government accepted the Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department proposal approved by the Empowered Committee.
- Administrative sanction was granted for seven packages at an estimated cost of Rs.2240.56 lakhs.
- The Engineer-in-Chief and the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Chennai Region must prevent overlap or duplication with recently implemented rehabilitation projects, including the Water Resources Consolidation Project.
- The expenditure is to be charged to the specified irrigation and environmental activity accounts.
- The expenditure is treated as a New Instrument of Service, with legislative approval to be obtained later.
- Pending legislative approval, expenditure was to be met initially through an advance from the Contingency Fund, subject to separate Finance Department orders.
Package amounts
The annexure supplied with G.O. (Ms.) No.143 lists seven packages with individual totals ranging from Rs.250.27 lakhs to Rs.358.75 lakhs. The displayed annexure records a subtotal of Rs.2223.56 lakhs, while the administrative sanction stated in the government order is Rs.2240.56 lakhs.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No.143 change ownership or title to land near the Cooum sub-basin?
G.O. (Ms.) No.143 grants administrative sanction for tank and supply channel rehabilitation. It does not state that land ownership, title or property boundaries are changed.
Which districts are covered by the approved works?
The seven packages cover parts of the Cooum sub-basin in Vellore, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur districts.
How much funding did the Tamil Nadu Government sanction?
The Tamil Nadu Public Works (WR1) Department granted administrative sanction for an estimated Rs.2240.56 lakhs.
What types of water infrastructure are included?
The approved work covers rehabilitation and modernisation of system tanks, non-system tanks and their supply channels, together with an environmental component.
