Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire the right of user in land for laying the Ennore Tiruvallur Bengaluru Pondicherry Nagapattinam Madurai Tuticorin natural gas pipeline by Indian Oil Corporation Limited in Tamil Nadu. Interested parties have 21 days to object to the acquisition. Objections should be submitted to Shri S. Maheswaran, Competent Authority, Land Acquisition Officer, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Pipeline Projects, at the specified address.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Purpose:** To declare the intention to acquire the right of user in land for laying a natural gas pipeline.
* **Pipeline Project:** Ennore Tiruvallur Bengaluru Pondicherry Nagapattinam Madurai Tuticorin pipeline.
* **Implementing Agency:** Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
* **Geographic Location:** State of Tamil Nadu, specifically in the Madurai East Taluk, Madurai District, and villages of Aylangudi, Thamaraipatti Bit II, Thamaraipatti Bit I, Perakkur, Poolampatti, and Chithakkur.
* **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.
* Deadline for objections: 21 days from the date the notification is made available to the general public.
* Addressee for objections: Shri S. Maheswaran, Competent Authority, Land Acquisition Officer, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Pipeline Projects, House No. 13295720 First Floor, 2nd street North, Aathmanatha Sami Nagar, Pattinamkathan, Ramanathapuram-623503, Tamil Nadu
Impact Analysis:
Landowners/Interested Parties:
Impact: Landowners and other parties interested in the land described in the schedule will be affected by the acquisition of the right of user for the pipeline.
Action Required: They may submit written objections to the acquisition to the specified authority within 21 days of the notification being made available to the public, if they so choose.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited:
Impact: Responsible for laying the natural gas pipeline.
Action Required: Proceed with laying the pipeline and address any objections received from interested parties.
Central Government:
Impact: Overseeing the project in the public interest
Action Required: Review and address any objections received.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines Acquisition of Right of User in Land Act, 1962: A law that empowers the Central Government to acquire the right of user in land for laying pipelines.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited: An Indian public sector oil and gas company, laying the Ennore Tiruvallur Bengaluru Pondicherry Nagapattinam Madurai Tuticorin pipeline.
Tamil Nadu: A state in southern India where the Natural Gas pipeline is being laid.
Ennore Tiruvallur Bengaluru Pondicherry Nagapattinam Madurai Tuticorin pipeline: A natural gas pipeline being laid by Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
Madurai East Taluk, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu: A specific geographical location where land acquisition is taking place for the pipeline project, as described in the Schedule.
Aathmanatha Sami Nagar, Pattinamkathan, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu: The location/address of Shri S. Maheswaran, Competent Authority, Land Acquisition Officer, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, where objections can be filed.
S. Maheswaran: Competent Authority, Land Acquisition Officer, Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
New Delhi: Location of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas