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 may object in writing within twenty-one days of the notification's publication.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Purpose:** To declare the Central Government's intention to acquire the right of user in land for laying a natural gas pipeline.
* **Pipeline Project:** Ennore Tiruvallur Bengaluru Pondicherry Nagapattinam Madurai Tuticorin Natural Gas Pipeline.
* **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 persons may object in writing.
* Objection Deadline: Within 21 days of the notification's publication.
* Addressed to: Shri S. Raman, Competent Authority, Land Acquisition Officer, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Pipeline Projects, Plot No.48, Third Street, Sri Ram Nagar, Karumandapam, Trichy, Tamil Nadu 620 001.
* **Land Details:** Specified in the Schedule annexed to the notification, including district (Thoothukudi), state (Tamil Nadu), survey numbers, and area details for villages in Ottapidaram and Therku veerapandiapuram Taluks.
Impact Analysis:
Landowners in Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu:
* Impact: Affected landowners will have the right of user in their land acquired for the laying of the natural gas pipeline. They may experience disruption during the laying of the pipeline.
* Action Required: Landowners who object to the acquisition must submit written objections within 21 days to the Competent Authority.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited:
* Impact: Responsible for laying the natural gas pipeline through the specified route in Tamil Nadu.
* Action Required: Proceed with the pipeline project, ensuring compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements, including addressing any objections received.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu: The State in India where the pipeline is proposed to be laid.
Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines Acquisition of Right of User in Land Act, 1962: Legal framework under which the Central Government declares its intention to acquire the right of user in land for laying pipelines.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited: The entity responsible for laying the Natural Gas pipeline from Ennore to Tuticorin.
Ennore Tiruvallur Bengaluru Pondicherry Nagapattinam Madurai Tuticorin Pipeline: The specific Natural Gas pipeline project.
S. Raman: Competent Authority, Land Acquisition Officer, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, responsible for addressing objections related to land acquisition for the pipeline project.
Sri Ram Nagar, Karumandapam, Trichy, Tamil Nadu 620 001: Address for communication with the Land Acquisition Officer regarding objections to the pipeline project.
Thoothukudi: District in Tamil Nadu where land acquisition is taking place for the pipeline
New Delhi: Place of Publication