What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for the Chengam Town New Bypass. This is a state road project, so the acquisition is under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 and the notices appear in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. It is not a National Highways project.
All the affected land lies in Chengam taluk of Tiruvannamalai district. In total, 141 survey numbers across 3 villages are listed.
A survey number appearing in a notice may mean the whole of that survey number or only a part of it. The extent to be acquired is stated against each entry in the notice, so owners should read their own entry closely.
The notices and their stage
Two notifications have been issued. The first is dated 31 May 2025 and covers 2 villages. The second is dated 23 June 2025 and covers 1 village.
Under section 15(1) of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, the Government publishes a notice in the Gazette stating that it has decided to acquire the land for the purpose of a highway. Under section 15(2), on publication of that notice the land vests in the Government free from all encumbrances. This is different from the two stage procedure under the 2013 central Act.
As per the gazette record, neither notice has been withdrawn and neither has been corrected later. The gazette record does not show whether possession has been taken, whether compensation has been determined, or whether it has been paid. Those facts must be confirmed with the land acquisition office handling the project.
The villages covered
Thokkavadi, Chengam taluk, Tiruvannamalai district: 91 survey numbers listed, none withdrawn.
Manmalai, Chengam taluk, Tiruvannamalai district: 33 survey numbers listed, none withdrawn.
Se. Nachchipattu, Chengam taluk, Tiruvannamalai district: 17 survey numbers listed, none withdrawn.
No other villages are covered by these notices.
What to do if your land is listed
Check the notice itself. Match your survey number and subdivision, and the extent shown against it, with your patta, chitta and adangal. A mismatch in subdivision or extent should be raised in writing with the land acquisition officer at the earliest.
Keep your title papers ready: sale deeds, parent documents, patta, Encumbrance Certificate and legal heirship papers where the owner has died. Compensation is paid to the person who proves title and interest in the land, so gaps in the chain of title will delay payment.
Compensation under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 is determined by the authorised officer after an enquiry, and the owner may put forward a claim with supporting evidence. The amount and its status for your land can be confirmed only with that office, at the Chengam taluk office or the Tiruvannamalai district revenue office. No compensation figure for this project is stated here.
If you are buying land in these villages, check every survey number in the sale against both notices before paying any advance. Since land covered by a section 15(1) notice vests in the Government on publication, a seller cannot pass good title to the acquired portion.