What land is being acquired for NH 226E and where
The land is being acquired for National Highway NH 226E. All of it lies in Thiruvaiyaru taluk of Thanjavur district.
The notices together cover 369 survey numbers spread over 8 villages. Every village falls within the same taluk and district.
The acquisition is under the National Highways Act 1956, the central law used to take land for national highways. The notices are published in the central gazette, not the state gazette.
The notices and the stage the acquisition has reached
Four notices have been issued so far. Three are notifications under section 3A of the National Highways Act 1956, dated 17 November 2018, 7 July 2020 and 19 September 2024. The first two each cover 6 villages and the third covers 7 villages.
A section 3A notice declares the Central Government's intention to acquire the land described in it. Once it is published, any person interested in the land may object to the use of the land for the highway under section 3C, within 21 days of the publication of the notice.
The fourth notice, dated 20 January 2025, is a declaration under section 3D covering 7 villages. A section 3D declaration is published after objections are disposed of. On its publication, the land described in it vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
None of the four notices has been withdrawn, and none is recorded as having been corrected later. The acquisition has therefore reached the declaration stage for the land covered by the section 3D declaration.
The facts available here do not show compensation amounts, the date possession was or will be taken, or the progress of construction. Those must be confirmed with the authorities named below.
NH 226E land acquisition villages list
The villages named in the notices, with the number of survey numbers affected in each, are as follows. All are in Thiruvaiyaru taluk, Thanjavur district.
Thiruvaiyaru West: 98 survey numbers. Kandiyur: 90 survey numbers. Keelathiruppoonthuruthi: 59 survey numbers. Manakkarambai: 57 survey numbers.
Kalyanapuram 2Nd Sethi: 25 survey numbers. Perumpuliyur: 18 survey numbers. Thiruvaiyaru East: 16 survey numbers. Kalyanapuram 1St Sethi: 6 survey numbers.
No village has had its survey numbers withdrawn. Not every village appears in every notice, so check the specific notice for your village rather than relying on this list alone.
What to do if your land is listed
First, match your survey number and subdivision exactly against the schedule in the gazette notice. A survey number appearing in a notice does not always mean the whole field is affected; the schedule usually gives the extent being taken.
If you own land in a listed survey number, approach the competent authority for land acquisition appointed for this highway, usually functioning from the district or revenue office in Thanjavur. That office determines the compensation amount under the Act and records claims.
Keep your title documents, patta, chitta, adangal and encumbrance certificate ready. Compensation is paid to the persons shown to be interested in the land, so mutation of revenue records in your name matters.
If you are a buyer, do not purchase land in a listed survey number without first checking whether it is covered by the section 3D declaration. Land that has vested in the Central Government cannot be validly sold to you by the earlier owner.
Since the window for objections to the section 3A notices has passed, any dispute about the amount offered is handled under the procedure the Act provides for compensation, including arbitration. Take advice from a lawyer on your specific file before acting.