What land is being acquired for the Dindigul Town Bypass, and where
The Dindigul Town Bypass is a state road. The land for it is being acquired under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, which is the State law the Highways Department uses to take land for State roads.
All the land falls in Dindigul East taluk of Dindigul district. The notices cover 673 survey numbers spread across 4 villages: Thottanuthu, Vellodu, Mullipadi and Periakottai.
A survey number appearing in a notice does not always mean the whole survey number is taken. Notices often list subdivisions and a part extent, so the exact subdivision and extent printed against your land matter more than the survey number alone.
The notices and their present stage
Six notices have been published in the Tamil Nadu state gazette for this project. Each notice relates to one village.
The first notification is dated 18 March 2022. Further notifications followed on 23 May 2022, 9 March 2023, 13 March 2023 and 5 April 2023. The notifications of 13 March 2023 and 5 April 2023 were later corrected.
The latest notice is an errata dated 18 March 2025. An errata corrects mistakes in an earlier notice, such as a wrong survey number, subdivision, extent or owner detail. If your land is in a corrected notice, read the original and the errata together.
None of the six notices has been withdrawn, either fully or in part. A notification under the Act declares that the Government intends to acquire the listed land for the road. The notices on record here do not by themselves show whether award, payment of compensation or taking of possession has happened. Confirm those steps with the land acquisition office.
Villages covered and survey number counts
Thottanuthu, Dindigul East taluk: 222 survey numbers.
Vellodu, Dindigul East taluk: 219 survey numbers.
Mullipadi, Dindigul East taluk: 122 survey numbers.
Periakottai, Dindigul East taluk: 110 survey numbers.
No survey numbers have been withdrawn in any of these villages, and no other villages are covered by these notices.
What to do if your land is listed
Check the gazette notice for your village and match your survey number, subdivision and extent against your patta, chitta and adangal. Also check the errata of 18 March 2025, because a correction may add, remove or change details of your land.
Owners should keep their title documents, patta and encumbrance records ready and file any claim or objection within the time and in the manner stated in the notice. Compensation under the Act is determined by the authority named in the notice after an enquiry into ownership and value. Ask that office, or the District Collectorate at Dindigul, about the stage reached for your survey number and about compensation.
Buyers should not purchase land in these 673 survey numbers without first checking whether the particular subdivision is under acquisition. Land notified for acquisition can be taken by the Government, and a buyer may end up with only a claim to compensation instead of the land. Ask the seller for written confirmation from the land acquisition office before paying any advance.