What land is being acquired for NH 234, and where
The Central Government is acquiring land for National Highway 234. The notices identify 2,507 survey numbers in 29 villages.
The land lies in three districts. Vellore has 23 of the villages, Tiruvannamalai has 5, and Ranipet has 1.
The villages fall in 8 taluks: Anaicut, Gudiyatham, K.V. Kuppam, Katpadi and Vellore in Vellore district; Kilpennathur and Polur in Tiruvannamalai district; and Nemili in Ranipet district.
A notice usually covers a part of a survey number or subdivision, not always the whole field. The extent taken from each survey number is stated in the schedule to the notice. This page does not give those extents, so you must read the schedule itself.
The notices and the stage the acquisition has reached
All the notices are under the National Highways Act, 1956 and appear in the central Gazette. The first is dated 20 June 2019 and the latest is dated 25 August 2026. None has been fully withdrawn.
A section 3A notification is the notice of intention. It declares that the Central Government proposes to acquire the land described in its schedule for the highway.
Within 21 days of publication of a 3A notification, any person interested in the land may file objections under section 3C with the competent authority for land acquisition. The authority must give the objector a hearing before deciding.
A section 3D declaration is the final step in the acquisition itself. Once it is published, the land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. Sixteen of the 44 NH 234 notices are section 3D declarations, the most recent dated 17 February 2026.
Most of the other notices are section 3A notifications. The latest three, all dated 25 August 2026, are 3A notifications. For those, the 21 day window for objections, counted from the date of publication, would ordinarily have closed by now. Confirm the actual publication date before relying on this.
The Act also provides that if no 3D declaration is published within one year of a 3A notification, that notification ceases to have effect. Certain periods, such as time covered by a court stay, are excluded. Whether a particular 3A notice was followed by a 3D declaration in time can only be settled by checking the notices for your village.
NH 234 land acquisition villages list
Vellore district, Vellore taluk: Pennathur (223 survey numbers), Ariyur (212), Keelpallipattu (151), Vallam (88) and Sathumadurai (33).
Vellore district, Anaicut taluk: Poigai (184), Puththur (167), Sekkanur (145) and Thellur (104).
Vellore district, K.V. Kuppam taluk: Annangudi (131), Shozhamur (87), Kothamanglam (67), Latteri (65), Pillanthipattu (23) and Thirumani (14).
Vellore district, Gudiyatham taluk: Seevoor (108), Nallurpettai (58), Pichanur (51), Pakkam (47), Kondasamudram (23) and Sethuvandai (16).
Vellore district, Katpadi taluk: Annankudi (89) and Chozhamar (73).
Tiruvannamalai district: Vettavalam (236), Olaipadi (19), Sorathur (17) and Anukkumalai (4) in Kilpennathur taluk, and Palvarthuventran (35) in Polur taluk.
Ranipet district, Nemili taluk: Nelvoy (37).
Village names are given as they appear in the notices. Some names look alike but sit in different taluks, such as Annangudi in K.V. Kuppam and Annankudi in Katpadi, or Shozhamur in K.V. Kuppam and Chozhamar in Katpadi. Always match the taluk as well as the village name.
What to do if your land is listed
First, get a copy of each Gazette notice that names your village. Check whether your survey number and subdivision appear in the schedule, and note the extent shown against it.
Second, find out whether your land is only under a 3A notification or is also covered by a 3D declaration. After a 3D declaration the land belongs to the Central Government, and you cannot validly sell it or raise a loan on it.
Third, make sure your title documents, patta and chitta are in order and in your name. Compensation is paid to the persons interested in the land, and the competent authority will ask for proof of title.
Buyers should check every survey number of a proposed purchase against these notices before paying any advance. Land under a 3A notice is already marked for the highway, and land under a 3D declaration is no longer the seller's to sell.
Confirm the current position with the competent authority for land acquisition for NH 234, or the Revenue Divisional Office or taluk office concerned.