What land is being acquired and where
The Goripalayam Junction Flyover is an urban road project in Madurai district. The land for it is being acquired under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notices have been published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
In total, 73 survey numbers are covered. They fall within the Madurai North and Madurai South taluks.
The records show five village entries. North Madurai appears twice, with survey numbers recorded under two separate entries, so there are four distinct village names in all.
The notices and their stage
Four notices have been issued so far. They are listed in order below.
25 February 2022: notification covering 2 villages. It was corrected later.
3 March 2025: notification covering 3 villages. It was corrected later.
18 March 2025: notification covering 1 village.
23 July 2025: errata covering 2 villages. An errata notice corrects details in an earlier notification, such as survey numbers, extents or names. It is not a fresh acquisition.
None of the four notices has been withdrawn, whether in full or in part. Under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, the Government acquires land for a highway by publishing a notice in the Gazette under section 15. The Act then provides for the land to vest in the Government and for compensation to be determined through the procedure it lays down.
This project is not under the National Highways Act, 1956. The section 3A, 3C and 3D steps of that Act therefore do not apply here, and no section 3D declarations are recorded.
Villages covered
Madurai North, in Madurai North taluk: 26 survey numbers.
East Madurai, in Madurai South taluk: 16 survey numbers.
Bibikulam, in Madurai North taluk: 14 survey numbers.
North Madurai, in Madurai North taluk: 12 survey numbers.
North Madurai, second entry: 5 survey numbers. The taluk for this entry is not clearly recorded, so confirm it at the taluk office.
No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn. Because two of the notifications were corrected later, read each original notice together with the errata of 23 July 2025 before you conclude whether a particular survey number is included.
What to do if your land is listed
Obtain copies of all four Gazette notices. Check your survey number and subdivision against both the original notifications and the errata. A correction may have added, removed or changed an entry.
Compare the notified extent with your patta, chitta and adangal, and with the FMB sketch. If only part of your survey number is affected, find out exactly which part.
For compensation, the amount is determined by the competent authority under the Act. You will need to show your title. Keep your sale deeds, parent documents, patta, encumbrance certificate and legal heirship papers ready, and make sure the revenue records are in your name.
Confirm the current stage, any award and any payment with the Land Acquisition Officer or the Highways Department office handling the project, and with the Tahsildar of the relevant taluk.
If you are buying land in these villages, check every notice and the errata against the survey number before you pay any advance. Land covered by a subsisting notice that has not been withdrawn is a serious title risk.