What land is being acquired for NH 179A and where
The land is being acquired for the national highway NH 179A. The acquisition is made under the National Highways Act 1956, and the notices are published in the central gazette.
The notices cover 43 villages in four districts: Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Thirupathur. Within these districts, eight taluks are affected: Salem, Salem South and Valapady in Salem district; Pappireddipatty and Harur in Dharmapuri district; Uthangarai in Krishnagiri district; and Tirupattur and Vaniyambadi in Thirupathur district.
In all, 2,266 survey numbers appear in the notices. Salem district has the largest share. Kuppanur (202 survey numbers), Erumapalam (190) and Uthamasolapuram (175) are the most affected villages.
A survey number appearing in a notice does not always mean the whole survey number is taken. Notices often describe subdivisions and the extent required. Read the schedule of the notice against your own survey and subdivision number and the extent shown.
The notices and the stage of acquisition
There are 16 notices in all. The first is dated 10 May 2018 and the latest is dated 18 July 2025.
Eleven are notices under section 3A. A section 3A notice is the Central Government's statement of its intention to acquire the land described for a national highway. Its substance is also published in local newspapers. Any person interested in the land may object to the competent authority under section 3C within 21 days of the publication of the 3A notice.
The section 3A notices are dated 10 May 2018 (two notices, covering 11 and 6 villages), 23 May 2018, 31 October 2018, 8 November 2018 (covering 19 villages), 23 October 2020, 1 November 2021, 11 March 2022, 31 March 2022, 13 December 2022 and 27 January 2025.
Five are declarations under section 3D. A section 3D declaration is made after objections are disposed of. Once it is published, the land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. The declarations are dated 23 June 2022, 16 August 2022 (two declarations), 11 July 2023 and 18 July 2025.
Under section 3D, if no declaration is published within one year of a 3A notice, the 3A notice ceases to have effect. Any period during which a court order stayed the proceedings is excluded from that one year. Do not assume an older notice has lapsed. Confirm the position for your village with the competent authority.
None of the 16 notices has been fully withdrawn, and none is recorded as corrected later. These records show the notices only. They do not show whether compensation has been awarded or paid, or whether possession has been taken.
NH 179A land acquisition villages list
Salem district, Salem taluk: Kuppanur (202 survey numbers), Erumapalam (190), Nazhikalpatti (137), Achankuttanpatti (113), Vellaiyampatti (71), Nilavarapatti (55), Gajjalnaickenpatti (53), Achankuttaipatti Pudur (51), Aramanoor (39) and Udaiyapatti (30).
Salem district, Salem South taluk: Uthamasolapuram (175), Parappatti (128), Agraharam Pulaveri (81) and Sidhaneri (23).
Salem district, Valapady taluk: Chinnagoundapuram (77), Minnampalli (42), Ayothiapattanam (15), Masinaickenpatti (12) and Kullampatti (10).
Dharmapuri district, Pappireddipatty taluk: Almelupuram (149), Kombur (131), Nonanganur (116), Manjavadi (87), Chinnamanchavadi (32), Irulapatty (26), Adikarapatty (25), Nadupatti (25), Pudupatti (14), Kallattupatty (13), Pattukanampatti (11), A.Pallipatti (7) and Erumiyampatti (1).
Dharmapuri district, Harur taluk: Ittalahapatty (2), D Nachanampatti (1), H Ichchambadi (1), Ilaiyampatti (1) and Kongavembu (1).
Krishnagiri district, Uthangarai taluk: Kadhavani (15), Elachiyur (11) and Katteri (1).
Thirupathur district: Koratti (70) and Tirupathur Town (13) in Tirupattur taluk, and Chinnaveppampattu (9) in Vaniyambadi taluk.
No survey numbers have been withdrawn in any of these 43 villages.
What to do if your land is listed
First, get a copy of each notice that names your village. Check the schedule for your survey and subdivision number and the extent shown against it. Compare it with your patta, chitta, FMB sketch and title deeds.
Next, find out the stage for your land. If only a section 3A notice covers it, the land has not yet vested in the Government. If a section 3D declaration covers it, the land has vested in the Central Government and your claim is now to compensation.
Compensation is determined by the competent authority for land acquisition under section 3G. For acquisitions under the National Highways Act, compensation is now determined using the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 on market value, solatium and rehabilitation. If you disagree with the amount fixed, you may apply to the arbitrator appointed by the Central Government under section 3G. We do not have award or payment details for this project. Confirm the amount and status for your survey number with the competent authority.
Keep your documents ready to prove ownership: title deeds, patta, Encumbrance Certificate, legal heirship papers where the owner has died, and bank details. Compensation is paid to the person shown to be entitled, so gaps in title will delay payment.
If you are buying land in any of these villages, check the survey number against every notice before you pay an advance. Land under a section 3D declaration vests in the Central Government, and a seller cannot pass good title to it. If only part of a survey number is affected, have the boundary of the acquired portion marked before you buy the remainder.