G.O. (Ms.) No. 57, TN IAMWARM Project Administrative Sanction, 2013
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works (WR1) Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 57 dated 26 April 2013, granting administrative sanction of Rs. 236.4486 crores under the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization and Water Bodies Restoration and Management Project. The sanction covers rehabilitation of tanks, anicuts and supply channels in 60 packages across 25 sub basins, together with strengthening Central and Regional Quality Control Labs.
What the government sanctioned
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works (WR1) Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 57 dated 26 April 2013, accepted proposals from the Engineer in Chief, Water Resources Department. It granted administrative sanction for irrigation and water body works estimated at Rs. 236.4486 crores.
The proposals had been approved by the project’s Empowered Committee at its meeting on 14 March 2013. The source also records that the World Bank had issued a no objection certificate for the detailed project report by email dated 4 February 2013.
Works covered
G.O. (Ms.) No. 57 covers 60 packages in 25 sub basins under Phases I, II, III and IV. The approved programme includes:
- Rehabilitation of tanks, anicuts and supply channels.
- Construction of a subsurface dyke across Koundanya Nadhi near Seevoor Village in Gudiyattam Taluk.
- Restoration and regradation of the Giruthumal river.
- Completion of left out works in the Amaravathy Sub Basin, stage II.
- Strengthening of the Central Quality Control Lab and Regional Quality Labs.
The listed works fall within the Chennai, Trichy, Madurai and Coimbatore regions. Locations include areas in Villupuram, Kancheepuram, Vellore, Cuddalore, Salem, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Karur and Dindigul districts.
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 57 is relevant to farmers, landowners and professionals dealing with property or irrigation near the listed tanks, rivers, anicuts and supply channels. The stated purpose of the wider project is to rehabilitate and modernise system and non-system tanks and their supply channels to increase food production and improve irrigation facilities.
The document provides administrative and financial approval for public works. It does not set out any transfer of land ownership, change of land classification or individual property acquisition.
Funding arrangements
The sanctioned expenditure was treated as a new item of service requiring legislative approval. Pending that approval, the document directs that expenditure be met initially through an advance from the contingency fund, with separate action by the Finance Department. The Engineer in Chief was also directed to submit the required proposals and explanatory notes for supplementary estimates.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 57 change the ownership or classification of my land?
The document grants administrative sanction for irrigation works and quality control laboratories. It does not set out any change of land ownership or land classification.
How much expenditure was approved?
The Government approved an estimated Rs. 236.4486 crores for 60 packages in 25 sub basins and for strengthening Central and Regional Quality Control Labs.
What kinds of water bodies are covered?
The approved works include rehabilitation of tanks, anicuts and supply channels, restoration and regradation of the Giruthumal river, and construction of a subsurface dyke across Koundanya Nadhi.
Were the projects approved by the World Bank?
The document states that the World Bank issued a no objection certificate for the detailed project report by email dated 4 February 2013.
