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.

Ramana Grace Apartments

Currently underway is a project to construct a 12 unit apartment complex named ‘Ramana Grace’, five minutes walk from Chengam Road and Sri Ramana and Sri Seshadri Ashrams. The floor plans of the three storey complex are pictured below and the square footage of the apartments are as follows:

Flat 1 -- 640 sq ft, Flat 2 -- 640 sq ft, Flat 3 -- 690 sq ft, Flat 4 -- 690 sq ft, Flat 5 -- 800 sq ft, Flat 6 -- 850 sq ft, Flat 7 -- 950 sq ft, Flat 8 -- 950 sq ft, Flat 9 -- 800 sq ft, Flat 10 -- 850 sq ft, Flat 11 -- 950 sq ft, Flat 12 -- 950 sq ft.

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First Floor

All the above apartments are for sale. For further information please contact through email address at the 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.

South of Hill

This week I visited friends who have a farm south of Arunachala. They have been inviting me out for a long time and had I realized the area was so charming would have made the trip much earlier.

The below photographs are of my friends five acre farm. The land is fertile and water abudant.

Sign posts declare that the Hill is 10 kms distant, however I expect it is much closer as 'the crow flies' - I think more like 7-8 kms.

In the below photograph I have taken a closeup -- check out the right-side to see the Arunachaleswarar Temple Gopurams. The Gopurams are clearly visible by the naked eye from my friends' land.

While I was out in the peaceful, charming countryside took my friends' cattle dogs for a nice walk. The area is surrounded by protected forest lands which act as natural reservoirs during the rainy season.

And in the distant some interesting hills, which again are protected reserve forest.

There is agricultural land available in this area. If you require information please drop me an email at the address top left corner of this Blog page.