Land types

Punjaiபுஞ்சை

Dry land that depends on rainfall or groundwater (wells / borewells) for irrigation, unlike wet Nanjai land. Usually easier to get approved for building.

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NanjaiWet / agricultural land with a perennial water source such as a river, canal or lake: the opposite of dry Punjai land. Usually harder to convert for residential use.Natham / Grama NathamLand traditionally set aside by the government purely for residential housing settlements in a village. Often surveyed separately, so it isn't always in the regular online flow.PorambokeGovernment-owned public land that cannot be bought, sold or privately owned, such as roads, lakesides and grazing grounds.

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