What land is being acquired for the Chennimalai Bypass, and where
The land is being acquired for the Chennimalai Bypass, which is a state road project. All the land falls in Perundurai taluk of Erode district.
The acquisition covers 228 survey numbers spread over 4 villages. The notice lists survey numbers, and in many cases only a part of a survey number or subdivision is taken. The notice itself must be read to know the exact extent affected in each field.
This is a state highway acquisition. It is not a National Highways project, and no declaration under section 3D of the National Highways Act, 1956 is involved.
The notice, the law and the present stage
There is one notice so far. It is a notification dated 28 October 2026, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. It covers all 4 villages.
Under this Act, the Government acquires land for a highway by publishing a notice under section 15(1) stating that the land is needed for a highway purpose. Under section 15(2), once the notice is published, the land vests in the Government free from all encumbrances. That is a stronger effect than a preliminary notification under the 2013 Act, which only proposes acquisition.
After the notice, the authority named under the Act decides compensation for each owner and person interested. In Tamil Nadu, compensation for such acquisitions is worked out on the principles of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. No compensation figures or land rates are available to us for this project, and none are given here.
As of now, the notice has not been withdrawn, either fully or in part, and no correction has been published. The first and latest notice dates are both 28 October 2026.
Villages listed in the Chennimalai Bypass land acquisition
All 4 villages are in Perundurai taluk, Erode district. The number of survey numbers listed in each village is as follows.
Attavanaipidariur: 87 survey numbers.
Chennimalai: 87 survey numbers.
Mugasipidariyur: 32 survey numbers.
Pasuvapatti: 22 survey numbers.
No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn so far. There are no other villages in the notice.
What to do if your land is listed
First, get a copy of the Gazette notification dated 28 October 2026 and check your survey number, subdivision and the extent shown against it. Compare this with your patta, chitta and adangal, and with your title deeds.
If the extent, owner details or classification of land is wrong, put this in writing to the land acquisition officer for the project and to the Perundurai Taluk office, and keep the acknowledgement.
Keep your documents ready for the compensation enquiry: title deeds, patta, encumbrance certificate, legal heir papers where the owner has died, and proof of any structures, wells, trees or crops on the land. All persons with an interest, such as co owners, mortgagees and tenants, should come forward with proof.
If you are buying land in any of these villages, ask for the survey number to be checked against the notice before you pay any advance. Under section 15(2) the listed land has already vested in the Government, so a seller cannot pass good title to the acquired portion. Settle in writing who receives the compensation for that portion.
For compensation amounts and the date of any award, confirm only with the land acquisition officer for the project or the Erode Collectorate. Do not rely on figures from brokers or informal sources.