What land is being acquired for the Namakkal Bypass, and where
The Namakkal Bypass is a state road. Land for it is being acquired under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notices appear in the Tamil Nadu state gazette.
All the notified land lies in Namakkal district. It falls in three taluks: Mohanur, Namakkal and Sendamangalam.
In total, 135 survey numbers in 9 villages have been notified. These are counts of survey numbers, not of owners or acres. One survey number may have several subdivisions and several owners, and only part of a survey number may be notified.
This is not a National Highways project. No declaration under section 3D of the National Highways Act, 1956 appears in the records for this project.
The notices and their stage
There are 17 notices on record. The first is dated 21 January 2022 and the latest is dated 7 October 2026.
Of the 17, 11 are notifications and 6 are errata. An erratum corrects a mistake in an earlier notice, such as a survey number, subdivision, extent or name of a village. Two notices on record were themselves corrected later, so a notice should always be read together with any errata that followed it.
Most notifications cover one village each. Three notifications, dated 25 September 2023, 25 June 2024 and 27 August 2024, cover two villages each.
No notice for this project has been fully withdrawn.
Under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, acquisition proceeds through a notice under section 15(1) published by the Government. The Act provides that on publication of that notice, the notified land vests in the Government free from encumbrances. Compensation is then determined by the competent authority under the Act. Whether compensation has been fixed or paid for a particular parcel is not shown in these notices and has to be confirmed at the land acquisition office.
Villages list for the Namakkal Bypass land acquisition
Mohanur taluk: Lathuvadi, with 52 survey numbers. This is the largest share of the project.
Sendamangalam taluk: Reddipatty, with 13 survey numbers.
Namakkal taluk: Vettambadi (18 survey numbers), Marurpatti (17), Thottipatti (11), Vasanthapuram (9), Muthalaipatty (8), Vagurampatti (Reach-2) Part-2 (5) and Vittamanaickanpatti (2).
No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn from the notices. These 9 villages are the complete list on record for this project.
What to do if your land is listed
First, get the full text of every notice for your village from the state gazette, including any errata. Check the survey number, subdivision and extent against your patta, chitta and A Register extract. A single wrong digit in a subdivision number can decide whether your land is affected.
Second, confirm the position with the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) or the District Revenue Officer handling the Namakkal Bypass, or with the Highways Department office concerned. Ask whether compensation has been determined for your survey number, the amount, and the date and mode of payment.
Third, keep your title papers ready: sale deeds, parent documents, patta, encumbrance certificate and legal heir papers where the owner has died. Compensation is paid to the person who proves title, so gaps in the chain of title cause delay.
If you are a buyer, do not rely on the seller's word or on the patta alone. Check the survey number against these notices before paying any advance. Land covered by a notice under section 15(1) of the Highways Act should not be bought without independent legal advice.