G.O. (Ms) No.144, TN IAMWARM Project Administrative Sanction, 2011
The Tamil Nadu Public Works (WR1) Department issued Government Order (Ms) No.144 on 8 August 2011, granting administrative sanction of Rs.3186.60 lakhs for six packages to rehabilitate and modernise tanks and supply channels in the Paralaiyar Sub Basin. The works cover parts of Sivagangai, Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram districts and include an environmental component.
What the government approved
The Tamil Nadu Public Works (WR1) Department, through Government Order (Ms) No.144 dated 8 August 2011, approved six packages under the Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation and Water Bodies Restoration and Management Project. The approval covers rehabilitation and modernisation of system tanks, non-system tanks and their supply channels in the Paralaiyar Sub Basin of the Madurai Region.
The total administrative sanction is Rs.3186.60 lakhs. This consists of Rs.3166.60 lakhs for the six work packages and Rs.20.00 lakhs for the environmental component.
Areas covered
Government Order (Ms) No.144 applies to specified irrigation works in the following areas:
- Manamadurai Taluk in Sivagangai District, divided into two packages.
- Thiruchuli Taluk in Virudhunagar District.
- Paramakudi and Mudukulathur Taluks in Ramanathapuram District.
- Kamuthi Taluk in Ramanathapuram District.
- Mudukulathur and Kadaladi Taluks in Ramanathapuram District.
The packages include system and non-system tanks in some areas and non-system tanks in others, together with their supply channels.
Key conditions and funding arrangements
Government Order (Ms) No.144 contains the following implementation and financial directions:
- The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, and the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Madurai Region, must prevent overlap or duplication with recently implemented rehabilitation projects, including the Water Resources Consolidation Project.
- The expenditure is assigned to the stated irrigation capital works and environmental activity heads of account.
- The expenditure is treated as a New Instrument of Service, for which legislative approval is to be obtained.
- Pending legislative approval, the expenditure is to be met initially through an advance from the Contingency Fund.
- The Engineer-in-Chief must submit the required proposals and explanatory notes to the Finance Department for the Contingency Fund advance and inclusion in the Supplementary Estimates.
Who may be affected
Government Order (Ms) No.144 directly concerns the Water Resources Department and other government bodies responsible for funding and implementing the works. Farmers, water users, landowners and residents near the listed tanks and supply channels may experience local rehabilitation activity. The document grants project and spending approval, but it does not state that private land ownership, title or classification is changed.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms) No.144 change my land title or classification?
No such change is stated. The document grants administrative sanction for rehabilitation and modernisation of tanks and supply channels.
Which districts are covered by the approved works?
The works cover specified taluks in Sivagangai, Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram districts within the Paralaiyar Sub Basin.
How much funding was administratively sanctioned?
The Tamil Nadu Public Works (WR1) Department sanctioned Rs.3186.60 lakhs, including Rs.3166.60 lakhs for six packages and Rs.20.00 lakhs for the environmental component.
Can the approved works duplicate earlier tank rehabilitation projects?
The Engineer-in-Chief and the Chief Engineer for the Madurai Region were instructed to ensure there is no overlap or duplication with recently implemented projects, including the Water Resources Consolidation Project.
