More Farming Land, South Arunachala

Below are photographs of some beautiful, fertile agricultural land located about 8-10 kms from Arunachala. As well as being set in tranquil surroundings, it is also flanked by reserved forest government land - providing a buffer of forest that will never be developed.

The land for sale is two and a half acres (2 1/2) which is a portion of the six and a half acre (6 1/2) farm pictured in the below two photographs.

In the below photograph, on the right side are acacia bushes and trees at the border of the farm and to the left is a roadway at the edge of government reserved land.

The next photograph is another of the government reserve land which becomes filled with water during the rainy season. In the background is a hill range which is designated as Government reserved forest land.

This beautiful agricultural land is far from the noise and urban sprawl of the township of Tiruvannamalai, however it is close enough to allow one to be able to enjoy both the power of the Hill and also its unique darshan.

To view more photographs of the area check out this earlier posting I made of my visit to the nearby farm of my friends.

For information regarding the pricing of this land and to arrange a visit, please email at the above contact address at the top left corner of this page.

Farming Land, South Arunachala

In an early posting, I mentioned visiting friends at their farm about 8-10 kms south of Arunachala, (east of Sathanur Dam roadway) and that nearby land is available. In this respect below are two photographs of a four and a half acre parcel of agricultural land available in that area. The land is highly fertile, with good road access and abundant water supply.

As you are looking towards Arunachala the land is on the right side and on the left is reserved government land which cannot be built on.

The area is tranquil and peaceful, far away from the noise and smell of traffic and industrialization. For more information about this beautiful agricultural land which is available at a reasonable rate, please contact at email address top left of this page.

Compulsory Purchase

I am posting information about land in certain areas of Tiruvannamalai District that are currently slated for compulsory purchase and/or development. If you are in the process of buying land in any of these areas please check carefully before purchase.

Land for Industrialization

A 2,300-acre land parcel has been identified for acquisition by the State Industries Promotion Corp. of Tamil Nadu Ltd, or Sipcot, a government-owned entity. But Sipcot is now facing problems with some villagers protesting the proposed acquisition. Purchasing land for industrialization is not a problem limited to Tamil Nadu and in this respect there have been protests by farmers across the country in the past couple of years against setting up of industries on farm land.

The current dispute concerns land in nine villages of Tiruvannamalai and Kancheepuram Districts, at which place land owners are still protesting even as Sipcot has started surveys marking the land for acquisition. The nine villages are Chellaperumbulimedu, Kunnavakkam, Ayinjalpattu, Perumbulimedu, Mangal, Akoor, Karanai, Ukkamperumbakkam and Mathur.

Iron Ore Mining Tiruvannamalai District

Confronted with severe resistance from environmental activists and farmers, private sector steel giant Jindal has pulled out from its proposed iron-ore mining plans at Kanchamalai (Salem). However, the Company is in no exit mood in its other areas of interest as it had expanded its steel plant at Potenery, Salem District from one million tonnes to two million tonnes. In this respect Jindal is vigorously pursuing the Tiruvanamalai District iron ore reserves over an area of 325 hectares in the forested Kavuthi Malai and Vediappan Malai in Imam Karianthal village in Chengam taluk.

Apartment Water Supply

The more educated you are regarding the way the apartment is handling water, the better decision you are likely to make and one that will benefit you immensely in the long term. The builder does not have a natural incentive to think about wise water management as most of us don’t consider this seriously when buying an apartment. If we demand better water management from the builders, they will automatically respond.

About planning for the water supply:
What is the builders’ estimate how much water the building likely to consume daily? What has been the basis for calculation of different water requirement? Where is the water supply for the building going to come from? What is the realistic picture for the availability of water from different sources that they are planning for? What is the backup in case the planned option runs into difficulties? If Municipal water supply, what has been the trend of supply in that area ? If water tankers, where is the tanker supplier getting the water from ? Is the supply likely to be viable in the longer term ? What about potability of water source, have they tested the water quality ?

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25 Kms from Arunachala Hill

All the land in this sequence of photographs are part of an estate up for sale. The Estate has three large agricultural water tanks, a large warehouse, underground water pipe system, a private road going through the land - which all belongs to the Estate. The entire Estate is surrounded by a Government forest range - so totally isolated, private and cannot be comprised.

Because of its position, Arunachala cannot be seen from the land. In all cases the Hills extend hundred of miles and are part of Government protected Reserve Forests.

The possibilities of purchase are:
35 acres
55 acres
Or 90 acres

The total size of the estate is 90 acres - so if you were able to buy it all, everything in the photos as far as you can see, except for the Government Hills would belong to your organisation. However you DONT have to buy the whole of the estate. You can cherry pick.

Regardless of how much or how little you were to buy the price is the same i.e. Rupees 2.7 Lakhs per acre (i.e. One Lakh Rupees is U.S.$2,500)

The water table throughout the land is excellent.

The next couple of photographs show the private road which runs through the 90 acre estate.

The below is part of the excellent irrigation system on the land, which comprises three very large agricultural tanks and many ancillary smaller supply tanks. There is also an underground pipe system supplying the whole estate.

The land has been well maintained and is in impeccable condition. Even now most of the land is under cultivation.

For more information email: arunachalana@fastmail.fm