Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas declares the Central Government's intention to acquire the right of user in land for laying a natural gas pipeline by Indian Oil Corporation Limited in Tamil Nadu. The pipeline route is Ennore-Tiruvallur-Bengaluru-Pondicherry-Nagapattinam-Madurai-Tuticorin. Interested parties have 21 days from the date the notification is available to the public to object in writing.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Purpose:** To declare the intention to acquire the right of user in land for laying a natural gas pipeline.
* **Context:** The Central Government deems it necessary in the public interest to lay the pipeline.
* **Pipeline Route:** Ennore-Tiruvallur-Bengaluru-Pondicherry-Nagapattinam-Madurai-Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.
* **Implementing Agency:** Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
* **Legal Basis:** Exercise of powers conferred by subsection 1 of section 3 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962.
* **Objection Mechanism:**
* Interested parties can object in writing.
* Objection Deadline: Within 21 days of the notification being made available to the public.
* Objection Submission: To Shri S. Raman, Competent Authority, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Pipeline Projects, Plot No.48, Third Street, Sri Ram Nagar, Karumandapam, Trichy, Tamil Nadu 620 001.
* **Schedule:** The notification includes a schedule detailing specific survey numbers and areas in the Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, where the right of user in land is to be acquired.
Impact Analysis:
Landowners/Interested Parties:
* Impact: Affected landowners will have their right of user in land acquired for the pipeline. They may be subject to construction activities and potential disruptions.
* Action Required: If they object to the acquisition, they must submit their objections in writing within 21 days to the specified authority.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited:
* Impact: Responsible for laying the natural gas pipeline through the specified route.
* Action Required: Proceed with the pipeline project, adhering to the legal framework and addressing any objections received.
Central Government:
* Impact: Responsible for overseeing the project and ensuring it aligns with public interest.
* Action Required: Address any objections and ensure the project adheres to the legal framework.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines Acquisition of Right of User in Land Act, 1962: The central act under which the government declares its intention to acquire the right of user for laying pipelines.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited: The company responsible for laying the EnnoreTiruvallurBengaluruPondicherryNagapattinamMaduraiTuticorin pipeline.
EnnoreTiruvallurBengaluruPondicherryNagapattinamMaduraiTuticorin: The name of the natural gas pipeline to be laid.
Tamil Nadu: The state in which the pipeline is proposed to be laid.
Shri S. Raman: Competent Authority, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Pipeline Projects
Sri Ram Nagar, Karumandapam, Trichy, Tamil Nadu: Address of Competent Authority, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu: One of the districts in Tamil Nadu where the land acquisition for the pipeline is taking place.
New Delhi: Place of publication of the notification.