What land is being acquired and where
The Karur Ring Road (Kuttakadai to Semmadai) is a state road project. Land for it is being acquired under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notice was published in the State Government Gazette.
The acquisition covers 294 survey numbers in 3 villages. All of them are in Karur district, spread over two taluks: Manmangalam and Pugalur.
The notification lists survey numbers. A listed survey number may be taken in full or only in part, so the extent shown against each subdivision in the Gazette matters as much as the survey number itself.
The notice and its stage
One notification has been issued so far, dated 8 July 2026. It was issued under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 and covers all 3 villages.
Acquisition under this Act is made by a notice under section 15(1), in which the Government states that it has decided to acquire the land for a highway. The Act treats publication of that notice as a significant step, after which the land is to vest in the Government, with compensation then determined and paid under the procedure the Act sets out.
As of the records available, this notification has not been withdrawn, in full or in part, and no later correction to it has been recorded. No other notice for this project appears in these records.
These records do not show whether compensation has been fixed or paid, or whether possession has been taken. Those points must be confirmed with the land acquisition office for the project.
Villages covered
Athur, in Manmangalam taluk, has the largest share, with 236 survey numbers listed.
Punnam, in Pugalur taluk, has 36 survey numbers listed.
Manmangalam, in Manmangalam taluk, has 22 survey numbers listed.
These 3 villages are the complete list for this notification. No survey number in any of them has been recorded as withdrawn.
What to do if your land is listed
First, check the Gazette notification itself and match your survey number and subdivision exactly against your patta, chitta and FMB sketch. A neighbouring subdivision being listed does not mean yours is.
If your land is listed, collect your title documents, parent documents, latest encumbrance certificate and revenue records, and keep them ready. Compensation is paid to the persons shown to have an interest in the land, so records that are out of date or in another name can delay payment.
Contact the office of the District Collector, Karur, or the land acquisition officer named in the notification, to confirm the stage, the extent being taken from your survey number, and the procedure for making your claim to compensation.
If you are a buyer, do not proceed with a purchase of any listed survey number in Athur, Punnam or Manmangalam until you have confirmed with the land acquisition office whether the land, or any part of it, is affected. A seller cannot pass good title to land that has vested in the Government.