What land is being acquired and where
The land is required for the Manganallur Bypass on the Mayiladuthurai to Thiruvarur Road, State Highway 23. This is a state road, so the acquisition is under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and not under the National Highways Act.
The notice covers 58 survey numbers. All of them lie in one village, Thathangudi, in Kuthalam taluk of Mayiladuthurai district.
A survey number appearing in the notice does not always mean the whole survey number is being taken. Notices often list subdivisions and specific extents, so check the exact subdivision and area against your own documents.
The notice and its stage
There is one notice on record for this project. It is a notification under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, published in the state gazette on 9 February 2021.
Under this Act, acquisition generally begins with a notice under section 15(1). By that notice the Government states that the listed lands are required for a highway purpose. Owners and persons interested are given an opportunity to state their objections before the Government proceeds further.
The records available to us show no withdrawal of this notice and no later correction to it. They do not show anything after the 2021 notification. Whether possession has been taken, or an award has been passed, is not recorded here and must be confirmed with the land acquisition office.
The village covered
Thathangudi, Kuthalam taluk, Mayiladuthurai district: 58 survey numbers. No part of the notice for this village has been withdrawn.
No other village is covered by the notice on record for this project.
What to do if your land is listed
Obtain a copy of the gazette notification dated 9 February 2021 and compare the survey number, subdivision and extent with your patta, chitta and sale deed.
Contact the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) for Highways or the Kuthalam taluk office. Ask whether objections were heard, whether an award has been passed, and whether compensation has been determined for your land.
Keep your title documents, patta and encumbrance certificate ready. Compensation is paid to the persons shown as interested in the land, so mutation and inheritance records should be in order.
If you are buying land in Thathangudi, ask the seller for the survey number and subdivision, and check them against this notice before you pay any advance. A notified survey number can affect your title and your loan approval.