What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for widening the Mohanur Namakkal Senthamangalam Rasipuram Road, a state highway numbered SH-95. Because it is a state road, the acquisition is under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notices appear in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
The notices cover 234 survey numbers spread across 10 villages. All of them are in Namakkal district, in two taluks: Rasipuram and Sendamangalam.
Usually only a strip of each survey number along the existing road is needed for widening. The notice for your village will show the survey number, the subdivision and the extent being taken, so read that schedule rather than assuming the whole field is affected.
The notices and their stage
There are 9 notices in all. The first was published on 31 March 2020 and the latest on 10 January 2023. All of them are notifications under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001.
Under this Act, acquisition for a highway is made by a notice under section 15(1). The Act provides that once such a notice is published, the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances. There is no separate preliminary notification and final declaration as under the 2013 Act.
None of the 9 notices has been withdrawn, and none has been recorded as corrected later. The notices on record do not say whether possession has been taken or compensation has been paid. Confirm that with the land acquisition office before relying on any statement about it.
Villages covered by the SH-95 widening
In Sendamangalam taluk, the villages are Belukkurichi (65 survey numbers), Periakulam (50), Akkiampatty (13), Sendamangalam (12), Pallipatty (8), Kalkurichi (4) and Kondamanaickenpatty (4).
In Rasipuram taluk, the villages are Singalandapuram (63 survey numbers), Koneripatty (12) and Molapalayam (3).
Belukkurichi and Singalandapuram have the largest number of affected survey numbers. In every village, the withdrawn count is 0.
What to do if your land is listed
First, get a copy of the gazette notice for your village and check your survey number and subdivision against the schedule. Compare the extent shown with your patta and the field measurement sketch.
Compensation under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 is determined by the authority named under the Act, after notice to the persons interested. Keep your title deeds, patta, encumbrance certificate and any tax receipts ready, because you will need to prove your interest to claim it.
If you are buying land on SH-95 in these villages, check whether the survey number appears in any of the 9 notices before you pay an advance. If only part of the survey number is listed, insist on a fresh measurement so you know exactly how much land remains with the seller.
For the current position on award and payment, approach the Special District Revenue Officer or Revenue Divisional Office dealing with highway acquisition in Namakkal district, or the State Highways Department division office.