What land is being acquired and where
The land is being taken for a new state road from the Madurai Ring Road at Viraganoor to the Old Thondi Road at Sakkudi. The acquisition is under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notifications appear in the Tamil Nadu State Gazette.
The notified land lies entirely in Madurai district. It covers 178 survey numbers in 5 villages. Four of the villages are in Madurai East taluk and one is in Madurai taluk.
This is a state road acquisition. It is not a National Highways Act acquisition, so there are no section 3A or section 3D notices for this project.
The notices and their stage
Four notifications have been issued under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. The first, dated 19 September 2025, covers 2 villages. The next three, dated 15 October 2025, 10 November 2025 and 11 November 2025, cover 1 village each.
None of the four notifications has been withdrawn, and none has been corrected by a later notification. On the record available, all 178 survey numbers remain under notification.
Under this Act, the Government ordinarily acquires land for a highway by publishing a notice under section 15(1). The Act provides that land covered by such a notice vests in the Government free from encumbrances. For that reason, a notified survey number should be treated as land the Government has taken for the road, not merely land under study.
Compensation is determined separately under the Act by the competent authority and paid to the persons interested in the land. The notifications do not state compensation amounts. To learn whether an award has been passed and what has been fixed for a particular survey number, check with the Land Acquisition Officer handling this road or the District Collector's office, Madurai.
Villages covered
Vandiyur Bit 1, Madurai East taluk: 78 survey numbers.
Sakkimangalam Bit I, Madurai taluk: 36 survey numbers.
Sakkudi, Madurai East taluk: 36 survey numbers.
Karuppapillaiyendal, Madurai East taluk: 18 survey numbers.
Andarkottaram, Madurai East taluk: 10 survey numbers.
No survey numbers have been withdrawn in any of these villages. These five are the only villages notified for this project so far.
What to do if your land is listed
First, confirm the exact survey number and subdivision from the Gazette notification itself. Often only part of a survey number is notified, and the notification usually states the extent being taken. Compare it with your patta, chitta and FMB sketch.
If you own notified land, keep your title documents, patta and encumbrance certificate ready. Compensation is paid to the persons whose interest is shown, so make sure the revenue records are in your name before the award stage. Attend any enquiry notice you receive and file your claim in time.
If you are buying land in any of these five villages, check every survey number against the notifications before you pay an advance. Land covered by a notice under this Act vests in the Government, and a buyer cannot obtain good title to the notified portion from the seller.
For the current position on award and payment, contact the Land Acquisition Officer for this road or the District Collector's office, Madurai, quoting the village, survey number and notification date.