G.O. (Ms.) No.225, Rehabilitation and Extension of Existing Vridhachalam Anicut across Manimuktha River
The Tamil Nadu Public Works (W1) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No.225, dated 1 November 2011, granting administrative sanction of Rs.13 crore to rehabilitate and extend the existing Vridhachalam anicut across the Manimuktha River in Vridhachalam taluk, Cuddalore District. The scheme is intended to accommodate flood water and is financed through NABARD loan assistance under RIDF XVII together with a state contribution.
What the government approved
G.O. (Ms.) No.225 of the Tamil Nadu Public Works (W1) Department, dated 1 November 2011, accepts the proposal submitted by the Chief Engineer (Plan Formulation), Water Resources Department. The approval covers rehabilitation and extension of the existing Vridhachalam anicut across the Manimuktha River in Vridhachalam taluk of Cuddalore District.
The stated purpose of the project is to accommodate flood water. The estimate was prepared using the schedule of rates for 2010 to 2011, with provision for escalation for 2011 to 2012.
Funding and administrative sanction
The administrative sanction totals Rs.13,00,00,000. The funding arrangement recorded in G.O. (Ms.) No.225 is:
- Rs.1,235 lakh as NABARD loan assistance under RIDF XVII.
- Rs.65 lakh as the state share.
- The project was one of four irrigation schemes approved by NABARD at a combined cost of Rs.6,365 lakh.
The expenditure is assigned to a new head of account under Demand No.40.01 for capital outlay on major and medium irrigation schemes. The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department is designated as the estimating, reconciling and controlling authority for the new sub-head of account. The relevant Pay and Accounts Officer and Treasury Officers are asked to open that sub-head in their accounts.
Budget approval process
The sanctioned expenditure is classified as an item of New Service. Legislative approval was to be obtained later. Until that approval, the expenditure was to be met initially through an advance from the Contingency Fund, subject to separate orders from the Finance (BG-I) Department.
The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department was directed to submit the required proposal for the Contingency Fund advance and draft explanatory notes for including the expenditure in the Supplementary Estimates. The Finance Department concurred through U.O.No.51863/PWII/2011, dated 18 October 2011.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. (Ms.) No.225 concerns financing and administration of an irrigation and flood-water project in Vridhachalam taluk. It does not identify individual land parcels, change land ownership, approve land acquisition or impose property-specific restrictions. Owners or buyers near the Manimuktha River or Vridhachalam anicut would need other records to determine whether any particular property is affected by project works.
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Common questions
Where is the approved irrigation work located?
The work concerns the existing Vridhachalam anicut across the Manimuktha River in Vridhachalam taluk of Cuddalore District.
How much money was sanctioned for the project?
The Tamil Nadu Public Works (W1) Department granted administrative sanction of Rs.13 crore, comprising Rs.1,235 lakh in NABARD loan assistance and a state share of Rs.65 lakh.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No.225 acquire or change ownership of any land?
No land acquisition, ownership change or parcel-specific restriction is stated in G.O. (Ms.) No.225. The document deals with administrative sanction, funding and accounting for the irrigation work.
Who controls the project expenditure account?
The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department is the estimating, reconciling and controlling authority for the new sub-head of account.
