What land is being acquired and where
The project is a railway line, described in the notice as the New Railway Line from Tindivanam at Adanoor.
The acquisition covers 65 survey numbers. All of them lie in one village, Adanoor, in Arani taluk of Tiruvannamalai district.
Our records list no other village for this project. If your land is outside Adanoor, this notification does not cover it.
The notice and its stage
One notification was issued under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 and published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 4 June 2019. It is the first and the latest notice on our records for this project.
Under this Act, the Government acquires land by publishing a notice under section 3(1) that states the purpose. Before that, owners are to be called upon to show cause why the land should not be acquired. Once the section 3(1) notice is published, the Act provides that the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances.
Our records show the notification has not been withdrawn and has not been corrected later. They do not show whether compensation has been paid or whether possession has been taken. Please confirm the exact section and the present position from the gazette copy and the land acquisition office.
Villages covered
Adanoor, Arani taluk, Tiruvannamalai district: 65 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
This is the only village in the notification on our records.
What to do if your land is listed
First, obtain a copy of the gazette notification dated 4 June 2019. Check your survey number and subdivision against it, along with the extent shown.
Compare the notice with your patta, chitta and adangal. Note any difference in survey number, subdivision or extent, as this affects compensation.
For compensation and status, approach the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) or the District Collector's office, Tiruvannamalai. Ask whether an award has been passed and how much is payable for your survey number.
If you are buying land in Adanoor, check every survey number against this notification before paying any advance. Notified land generally vests in the Government, so a private sale of it gives the buyer no secure title. Also obtain an encumbrance certificate and the revenue records.