TAMIL NADU
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.
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2025
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CHENNAI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025
Aavani 27, Visuvaavasu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2056
Part II—Section 2
Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
[1]
Ex-II-2—(574)
ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT
DECLARATION OF HIGHWAYS FOREST BLOCK IN UTHAMAPALAYAM AND AUNDIPATTI TALUK IN THENI
DISTRICT AS A RESERVED FOREST UNDER THE TAMIL NADU FOREST ACT.
[G.O. Ms. No.192, Environment, Climate Change and Forests [FR.13], 12th September 2025,
ஆவணி 27, விசுவாவசு, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2056.]
No. II(2)/ECCF/994(c)/2025.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1882), the
Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby declares the land within the land within the boundaries specified in the schedule below
as a reserved forest with effect from 25.03.2026.
The Schedule
Name of the District
:
Theni
Name of the Taluk
:
Uthamapalayam and Aundipatti
Number and name of the Village
:
28, Narayanathevanpatti Hill Village and 23, Megamalai Village
Name of the Forest Block
:
Highwavys Forest Block
Survey Number and extent of the Forest
Block
:
No.28, Narayanathevanpatti Hill Village
Sl.No
Survey Numbers
Extent (in Hectare)
1
2051
6.84.00
2
2053
0.52.50
3
2054
1.04.50
4
2055
1.12.00
5
2056
41.96.50
6
2057/1
15.19.50
7
2058
2.04.00
2
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
Sl.
No
Survey Numbers
Extent
(in Hectare)
8
2059/1
3.15.00
9
2060/2
0.57.50
10
2061
0.03.00
11
2062
8.01.50
12
2063
7.86.00
13
2064
2.48.50
14
2065
1.92.00
15
2066
0.75.00
16
2067
0.93.00
17
2068
4.65.50
18
2069
1.75.00
19
2070/1
56.71.50
20
2070/2
0.18.50
21
2071
1.25.50
22
2072
0.54.50
23
2073
34.28.00
24
2074
0.24.50
25
2075
10.80.50
26
2076
0.28.50
27
2077
0.36.00
28
2078
1.85.50
29
2079
17.78.50
30
2080
3.86.00
31
2081
2.91.50
32
2082
0.75.50
33
2083
15.56.00
34
2084
22.46.00
35
2131/3
0.03.00
36
2131/5
0.01.00
37
2140
2.19.50
38
2166
5.18.00
39
2167/1
1.86.50
40
2168
4.65.50
41
2169
1.75.00
42
2175
252.43.00
43
2177
25.69.00
44
2178
129.64.00
45
2182
840.30.00
46
2183
72.99.00
47
2186
870.51.00
48
2192
233.25.50
TOTAL
2711.21.50
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
3
:
No. 23, Megamalai Village
Sl.No
Survey Numbers
Extent
(in Hectare)
1
87/3
0.60.5
2
87/4
0.28.5
3
87/5
43.36.0
4
87/6
4.92.5
5
87/7
6.88.0
6
87/8
58.98.0
7
87/9
0.35.0
8
87/10
0.86.0
9
87/11
0.13.5
10
87/12
2.01.0
11.
87/13
6.72.5
TOTAL
125.11.50
Total Extent of the forest block
:
v2,836.33.00 Hectare
BOUNDARIES
North.- Starting from the bi-junction point of Kuthanachiar reserved forest and Survey Number 2051 of No.28,
Narayanathevanpatti Hill Village and thence the boundary generally runs south east and north east along the southern
boundary of Kuthanachiar reserved forest and Survey Numbers 68, 67, 69 and 70 of No.23, Megamalai Village and
reaches the trijunction point of Survey Numbers 70, 78 and 87 of No.23, Megamalai Village.
East.- Thence, the boundary generally runs towards south along the western boundary of Survey Numbers 78, 81,
88, 89, 90, partially 280, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1076, 186, 1078, 1080, 1081 and partially 280 of No.23, Megamalai Village
and the inter-state boundary of Tamil Nadu (Survey Number 2183 of No.28, Narayanathevanpatti Hill Village) and Kerala
(Periyar Tiger Reserve) reaching the bijunction point of Survey Number 2183 of No.28, Narayanathevanpatti Hill Village
and Kerala State (Periyar Tiger Reserve).
South.- Thence the boundary runs generally towards west, north and west along the inter-state boundary between
Kerala and Tamil Nadu (Survey Numbers 2183, 2181, 2182, 2082, 2083, 2081, 2080, 2079, 2078, 2077, 2076 and 2178
of No.28, Narayanathevanpatti Hill Village) and reaches the tri-junction point of Kerala State (Periyar Tiger Reserve),
Vannathiparai reserved forest and Survey Number 2178 of No.28, Narayanathevanpatti Hill Village.
West.- Thence the boundary generally runs towards north and north - east along the eastern boundary of
Vannathiparai reserved forest, Surulipatti reserved forest and Kuthanatchiyar reserved forest till it reaches the starting
point.
The following areas are excluded from the notification within the block and kept as enclosure:-
1. HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD - No.28, Narayanathevanpatti Hill Village
Sl.
No
Survey Numbers
Extent
(in Hectare)
1.
2052
128.27.50
2.
2059/2
9.00.50
3.
2060/1
0.71.50
4.
2085/1
0.47.00
5.
2085/2
0.23.00
6.
2085/3
0.92.50
7.
2085/4
0.04.00
8.
2085/5
0.07.00
9.
2085/6
0.18.00
10.
2085/7
0.70.00
4
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
Sl.
No
Survey Numbers
Extent
(in Hectare)
11.
2086
0.23.50
12.
2087
0.32.50
13.
2088
2.23.00
14.
2089/1
2.28.00
15.
2090/1
2.61.50
16.
2091/1A1
4.40.00
17.
2091/1A11
0.30.50
18.
2091/1A12
0.39.50
19.
2091/1A13
0.04.00
20.
2091/1A14
0.46.50
21.
2091/2A
0.18.00
22.
2091/2C
0.27.50
23.
2092/1A
12.26.00
24.
2092/2
0.08.00
25.
2092/3A
0.10.50
26.
2092/3B
0.39.50
27.
2092/5G
0.14.00
28.
2093
34.09.00
29.
2094/1
37.76.50
30.
2094/2
0.10.00
31.
2095/2
0.55.00
32.
2096/1
0.13.00
33.
2096/3
0.20.50
34.
2097/1
3.00.00
35.
2097/3
12.68.00
36.
2098/1A
2.00.10
37.
2098/3
2.94.00
38.
2099
2.21.50
39.
2100/1
0.80.00
40.
2100/3
9.59.00
41.
2101/2
0.77.50
42.
2102/2B
2.94.50
43.
2103/1
0.40.00
44.
2103/3
6.41.00
45.
2104/1G1
10.78.00
46.
2104/1G3
1.50.00
47.
2104/2B
0.03.00
48.
2104/2C
0.16.50
49.
2105/1
0.22.00
50.
2106/1A
1.95.00
51.
2108/2A
0.19.00
52.
2108/2C
18.01.00
53.
2108/2D
2.64.00
54.
2109/1
15.76.50
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
5
Sl.
No
Survey Numbers
Extent
(in Hectare)
55.
2110
0.22.00
56.
2111/1
20.12.50
57.
2112/1R1
1.49.50
58.
2112/1R3
4.66.00
59.
2112/1R4
0.14.00
60.
2112/1R5
8.06.50
61.
2112/3
1.36.50
62.
2113/2
16.67.50
63.
2114/1
10.32.00
64.
2115
7.48.50
65.
2116/1
5.51.50
66.
2116/2
7.65.50
67.
2116/3A
3.90.00
68.
2116/4
0.11.50
69.
2116/5
5.01.00
70.
2117/1
11.18.00
71.
2118
3.14.00
72.
2119/1
22.38.50
73.
2120/1
4.46.00
74.
2120/2A
4.15.50
75.
2120/3A1
4.65.00
76.
2120/3A3
0.87.50
77.
2120/3O
11.04.50
78.
2121/1A
2.60.00
79.
2121/1C
8.71.50
80.
2122/1A
33.03.50
81.
2123/4A
4.88.50
82.
2124/1
1.28.00
83.
2124/3
1.45.50
84.
2130/1
0.09.00
85.
2131/2
0.07.00
86.
2131/4
0.21.00
87.
2150/3
0.03.00
88.
2159/1
0.22.50
89.
2171/1
7.52.00
90.
2171/3
61.46.00
91.
2173/1
86.32.00
92.
2173/3
57.52.00
93.
2174
2.12.00
94.
2176/1
305.51.50
95.
2179
27.64.00
96.
2180
199.94.00
97.
2181
35.95.00
98.
2184
0.81.00
6
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
Sl.
No
Survey Numbers
Extent
(in Hectare)
99.
2185
0.60.00
100.
2187/1
2.52.00
101.
2187/3
0.68.00
102.
2188
1.10.00
103.
2189
4.52.00
104.
2190
21.66.00
105.
2191/1
0.65.50
106.
2191/3
3.38.50
TOTAL
1362.32.60
2. HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD, No.23, Megamalai village
Sl. No
Survey Numbers
Extent (in Hectare)
1.
87/1
153.02.0
2.
87/14
0.00.50
3.
87/15
0.01.00
4.
87/16
01.52.50
5.
87/2
13.77.50
TOTAL
168.33.50
3. TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD
No.28, Narayanathevanpatti Hill village
Sl.No
Survey Numbers
Extent(in Hectare)
1.
2089/2
0.18.00
2.
2090/2
1.12.00
3.
2091/1A2
0.02.00
4.
2091/1A3
0.06.50
5.
2091/1A5
0.49.00
6.
2091/1A7
0.92.50
7.
2091/1B
0.07.50
8.
2091/1C
0.73.00
9.
2091/2B
0.31.50
10.
2092/1B
4.33.50
11.
2095/1
0.07.50
12.
2102/1
0.94.50
13.
2104/1A
4.97.50
14.
2104/2A
0.93.00
15.
2106/1B
3.13.50
16.
2107
0.69.00
17.
2108/1
5.83.50
18.
2109/2
7.91.50
19.
2111/2
4.10.50
20.
2112/1A2
0.05.50
21.
2112/1A3
0.02.50
22.
2112/1A4
0.01.50
23.
2112/1A5
0.03.00
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
7
Sl.No
Survey Numbers
Extent(in Hectare)
24.
2112/1A6
0.02.00
25.
2112/1B
0.15.00
26.
2112/1C2
0.01.50
27.
2112/1D2
0.04.00
28.
2112/1D3
0.02.00
29.
2112/1D4
0.03.50
30.
2112/1E
0.05.00
31.
2112/1F
0.40.00
32.
2112/1H
0.09.50
33.
2112/1I
0.17.50
34.
2112/1J
0.03.50
35.
2112/1K
0.07.00
36.
2112/1M
0.08.00
37.
2112/1O
0.14.00
38.
2112/1Q
0.21.00
39.
2112/2A2
0.06.50
40.
2112/2B
0.02.00
41.
2113/1
0.93.50
42.
2113/6
0.02.50
43.
2114/4
0.39.50
44.
2119/3
0.09.50
45.
2119/5
0.05.50
46.
2119/6
0.16.50
47.
2119/8
0.03.00
48.
2119/9
0.01.50
49.
2120/3E
0.72.00
50.
2120/3G
0.19.50
51.
2120/3I
0.18.00
52.
2120/3J
0.23.00
53.
2120/3K2
0.03.00
54.
2120/3K3
0.03.00
55.
2120/3K4
0.03.50
56.
2120/3K5
0.13.00
57.
2120/3K6
0.39.50
58.
2120/3K7
0.01.00
59.
2120/3K8
0.07.00
60.
2120/3K9
0.03.50
61.
2120/3L
0.22.50
62.
2120/3M2
0.17.50
63.
2121/3
1.15.00
64.
2122/2
0.21.00
65.
2122/4
0.36.00
66.
2123/2
0.04.50
67.
2125
2.58.00
68.
2126
1.03.00
8
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
Sl.No
Survey Numbers
Extent(in Hectare)
69.
2127
1.77.50
70.
2128
0.24.00
71.
2129
1.78.50
72.
2132
1.56.50
73.
2133
1.96.50
74.
2134
4.71.00
75.
2135
1.03.50
76.
2139/2
0.05.50
77.
2141
3.02.50
78.
2142
2.00.50
79.
2143/1
0.06.00
80.
2143/2
0.14.00
81.
2143/4
0.26.00
82.
2145/1
0.34.00
83.
2145/4
0.22.50
84.
2147/3A
4.51.50
85.
2148
0.79.50
86.
2149/1
0.33.00
87.
2149/3B
0.02.50
88.
2149/3C
0.02.50
89.
2150/1
0.01.00
90.
2150/3D
0.07.50
91.
2150/4
0.25.50
92.
2151
0.28.50
93.
2152
0.16.00
94.
2153/1
0.38.50
95.
2153/3
0.21.00
96.
2153/4
0.74.50
97.
2153/5
0.07.50
98.
2153/7
0.06.50
99.
2154/1
0.27.00
100.
2154/2
0.22.50
101.
2154/3
0.01.00
102.
2154/4
0.05.00
103.
2154/5
0.01.50
104.
2154/6B
0.01.50
105.
2154/6C
0.01.00
106.
2155
9.89.00
107.
2157
1.78.00
108.
2158/1
0.59.00
109.
2158/2
0.03.50
110.
2158/3
0.02.00
111.
2158/5
0.01.50
112.
2158/6
0.65.00
113.
2158/7
0.02.50
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
9
Sl.No
Survey Numbers
Extent(in Hectare)
114.
2158/8
0.16.00
115.
2158/9
0.29.50
116.
2159/3
0.43.50
117.
2159/4
0.48.00
118.
2159/5
0.27.50
119.
2159/6
0.79.50
120.
2160/1
0.07.50
121.
2160/3
0.26.00
122.
2160/5
0.02.00
123.
2160/6
0.71.00
124.
2161/1
0.18.50
125.
2161/4
0.48.50
126.
2161/5
0.05.00
127.
2161/6
0.03.00
128.
2161/7
0.02.00
129.
2161/8
0.04.00
130.
2161/9
0.01.00
131.
2162/1
0.06.50
132.
2162/2
0.01.00
133.
2162/3
0.12.00
134.
2162/4
0.06.50
135.
2162/5B
0.05.00
136.
2162/5D
0.08.50
137.
2163
3.62.50
138.
2164/1
0.18.00
139.
2164/3
0.11.00
140.
2165/2
0.33.50
141.
2167/2
1.76.00
142.
2170/2
0.04.50
143.
2170/3B
0.05.50
TOTAL
100.03.50
4. TAMIL NADU HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
No.28, Narayanathevanpatti Hill village
Sl. No
Survey Numbers
Extent (in Hectare)
1.
2091/1A4
0.30.00
2.
2097/2
0.50.00
3.
2098/2
0.55.00
4.
2100/2
0.17.00
5.
2101/1
0.02.50
6.
2102/2A
0.28.00
7.
2103/2
0.02.00
8.
2104/1G2
0.37.00
9.
2105/2
0.42.50
10.
2108/2B
1.00.50
10
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
Sl. No
Survey Numbers
Extent (in Hectare)
11.
2112/1R2
0.82.00
12.
2120/3A2
0.29.50
13.
2096/2
0.16.50
14.
2121/1B
0.68.00
15.
2122/1B
0.40.00
16.
2123/4B
0.01.00
17.
2124/2
0.26.00
18.
2171/2
0.38.00
19.
2172
0.71.00
20.
2173/2
1.85.00
21.
2176/2
3.86.00
22.
2187/2
0.17.00
23.
2191/2
0.28.00
TOTAL
13.52.50
5. AUTHORISED OFFICER, LAND REFORMS
No.28,Narayanathevanpatti Hill village
Sl. No
Survey Numbers
Extent
(in Hectare)
1.
2112/1A1
1.23.00
2.
2112/1C1
0.05.50
3.
2112/1D1
0.45.50
4.
2112/1G
0.03.00
5.
2112/1L
0.06.50
6.
2112/1N
0.07.50
7.
2112/1P
0.07.50
8.
2112/2A1
0.23.50
9.
2112/2C
0.01.00
10.
2114/2
0.19.00
11.
2114/3
0.04.00
12.
2116/3B
0.01.50
13.
2117/2
0.01.00
14.
2119/2
0.06.00
15.
2119/4
0.11.00
16.
2119/7
0.07.50
17.
2120/2B
0.04.00
18.
2120/3B
0.05.50
19.
2120/3C
0.02.50
20.
2120/3D
0.01.00
21.
2120/3F
0.18.00
22.
2120/3H
0.06.00
23.
2120/3K1
2.20.50
24.
2120/3M1
0.16.50
25.
2120/3N
0.59.00
26.
2121/2
0.01.00
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
11
Sl. No
Survey Numbers
Extent
(in Hectare)
27.
2122/3
0.05.50
28.
2122/5
0.18.00
29.
2123/1
0.95.50
30.
2136
1.64.50
31.
2137
4.78.50
32.
2138
1.45.00
33.
2139/1
0.60.50
34.
2139/3
0.24.00
35.
2143/3
0.26.50
36.
2144
1.22.50
37.
2145/2
1.10.50
38.
2145/3
1.04.00
39.
2145/5
1.24.00
40.
2146
0.18.00
41.
2146/1
0.37.00
42.
2146/2
0.04.50
43.
2146/3
0.01.00
44.
2146/4
0.18.00
45.
2146/6
6.44.00
46.
2150/2
0.02.50
47.
2150/5
0.03.50
48.
2153/2
0.35.50
49.
2153/6
1.61.50
50.
2154/6A
3.22.00
51.
2158/4
2.58.50
52.
2159/2
3.32.00
53.
2160/4
1.96.50
54.
2160/7
0.00.50
55.
2161/2
0.98.50
56.
2161/3
0.40.50
57.
2162/5A
1.77.00
58.
2162/5C
0.09.50
59.
2164/2
0.31.50
60.
2165/1
0.17.00
61.
2170/1
0.05.00
62.
2170/3A
5.13.00
TOTAL
50.13.00
6. UN ASSESSED WASTE AND ASSESSED WASTE LANDS
No.28,Narayanathevanpatti Hill village
Sl.No
Survey Numbers
Extent (in Hectare)
1.
2057/2
6.92.50
2.
2130/2
0.76.00
3.
2131/1
0.01.00
12
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
Sl.No
Survey Numbers
Extent (in Hectare)
4.
2147/1
0.03.00
5.
2147/2
0.02.50
TOTAL
07.75.00
7. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THENI
No.28, Narayanathevanpatti Hill village
Sl.No
Survey Numbers
Extent
(in Hectare)
1.
2098/1B
0.03.90
Admitted rights
The following easement rights is allowed inside this block for the use of public:-
A right of way for the road from Chinnamannur to Eravangalar is allowed for the use of the public to a length of
5195.40 meters and to a width of 3.00 metres. The distance and GPS readings of the pathway allowed are as below:-
Station
Distance
(in meters)
Magnetic Bearing
From
To
106
107
29.4
133.36
107
108
122.60
162.04
108
109
48.20
257.14
109
110
49.40
164.43
110
111
96.0
111.23
111
112
45.0
95.00
112
113
75.0
105.30
113
114
84.0
194.58
114
115
55.00
83.23
115
116
38.40
98.00
116
117
38.00
160.00
117
118
53.60
256.18
118
119
36.00
294.12
119
120
38.00
86.52
120
121
101.2
129.41
121
122
38.20
182.29
122
123
25.80
275.45
123
124
78.80
189.40
124
125
74.40
203.04
125
126
222.40
155.00
126
127
43.80
124.34
127
128
137.80
262.52
128
129
48.20
138.53
129
130
77.60
225.20
130
131
25.40
122.58
131
132
58.80
214.14
132
133
50.40
192.50
133
134
104.60
182.38
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
13
Station
Distance
(in meters)
Magnetic Bearing
From
To
134
135
23.00
126.48
135
136
104.80
200.00
136
137
128.80
180.53
137
138
51.60
241.13
138
139
51.20
105.56
139
140
67.80
178.45
140
141
68.0
203.15
141
142
31.60
150.59
142
143
121.20
212.42
143
144
23.40
140.00
144
145
50.80
233.11
145
146
22.20
68.44
146
147
44.60
181.04
147
148
49.00
236.15
148
149
47.80
170.00
149
150
142.00
218.51
150
151
30.20
87.40
151
152
84.80
256.15
152
153
32.40
90.31
153
154
36.40
277.45
154
155
50.80
273.46
155
156
40.00
50.18
156
157
14.60
179.50
157
158
40.00
177.45
158
159
55.00
194.49
159
160
20.80
291.26
160
161
87.60
110.30
161
162
33.20
106.22
162
163
91.20
192.03
163
164
86.80
219.45
164
165
54.00
197.30
165
166
51.60
109.44
166
167
28.00
187.46
167
168
60.00
225.11
168
169
51.00
51.06
169
170
20.00
300.56
170
171
20.20
86.00
171
172
12.40
243.03
172
173
23.60
195.40
173
174
45.40
203.01
174
175
99.40
95.06
175
176
106.40
139.02
176
90
58.60
171.36
90
177
58.20
175.00
14
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
Station
Distance
(in meters)
Magnetic Bearing
From
To
177
178
66.80
170.00
178
179
158.00
229.20
179
180
68.40
154.20
180
181
62.80
153.41
181
182
63.00
195.41
182
183
54.60
235.17
183
184
82.40
165.20
184
185
64.00
217.01
185
186
163.20
191.21
186
187
71.20
89.23
187
77
24.40
195.52
Total
5195.40
SUPRIYA SAHU,
Additional Chief Secretary to Government.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI
ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU