What land is being acquired and where
The land is required for bypasses on the Mohanur, Namakkal, Senthamangalam and Rasipuram road, which is State Highway 95. This is a state road project, so the acquisition is made under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 and the notices appear in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
All the affected land lies in Namakkal district. Six of the seven villages are in Sendamangalam taluk and one is in Rasipuram taluk.
In total, 287 survey numbers are covered. The notices list survey numbers, not whole villages, so only the specific fields named in a notice are affected.
The notices and their stage
Nine notifications have been issued under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. The first is dated 31 March 2020 and the latest is dated 8 August 2022.
Under this Act, the Government acquires land for a highway by publishing a notice under section 15(1) in the Gazette. The Act provides for owners to be given an opportunity to show cause before such a notice is published. Once the notice is published, the Act provides that the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances, and compensation is then determined by the competent authority under the Act.
Eight of the notifications cover one village each. The notification of 23 July 2020 covers three villages. No notification has been recorded as withdrawn, and none is recorded as corrected later.
These records show the notices issued. They do not show whether compensation has been paid or whether road work has started. Those points must be confirmed with the land acquisition office.
Villages covered
Sendamangalam taluk: Thuthikulam (126 survey numbers), Bommasamudram (67), Sendamangalam (46), Ponnarakulam Bit 2 (12), Chithamparapatty (2) and Muthukapatty (2).
Rasipuram taluk: Singalandapuram (32 survey numbers).
Thuthikulam accounts for the largest share, with 126 of the 287 survey numbers. No survey numbers in any of these villages are recorded as withdrawn.
What to do if your land is listed
Check your exact survey number and subdivision against the gazette notice for your village. Many notices take only part of a survey number, so compare the extent shown in the notice with your patta and FMB sketch.
If you are an owner, keep your title documents, patta, chitta, adangal and encumbrance certificate ready. Compensation is paid to the person shown as entitled in the acquisition records, so make sure your name and share are correctly recorded with the revenue department.
If you are buying land in these villages, ask the seller for the survey number and check it against these notices before paying any advance. Land covered by a published notice under this Act vests in the Government, so a private sale of that portion does not give the buyer clear title.
For compensation and current status, contact the land acquisition officer for this highway project or the Namakkal District Collectorate, and the Sendamangalam or Rasipuram taluk office as applicable.