Chennai: With the Tamilnadu government issuing a notification to acquire former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s Poes Garden residence ‘Veda Nilayam’ in the city to convert it into a Government memorial, interesting details have emerged about it.
The notification was issued under Rule 16 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2017, as per the government’s earlier announcement made in 2017 to convert her house into a memorial.
The government wants to acquire 0.22.60.0 sqmts of land for public purpose, to convert the land and buildings of Ms Jayaalithaa as Government Memorial.
The notification was issued after hearing of objections of persons interested and due enquiry as provided under Sec 15 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Central Act 30 of 2013).
It said “this project does not involve any displacement of families/relocation. There are no Project Affiliated Families (PAFs) and hence no question of relocation, resettlement and rehabilitation. Therefore it is declared that no area was identified as resettlement area for the purpose of rehabilitation and resettlement of the affected families”.
It said “a plan of the land may be inspected in the office of the Land Acquisition Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, South Chennai Revenue Division, Guindy, on any working day”.
It may be recalled that Jayalalithaa’s niece J Deepa has opposed the Tamilnadu government’s move to convert her aunt’s residence here into a memorial and has moved the Madras High Court.