What land is being acquired for NH 44 and where
The acquisition is for NH 44, a national highway. All the notices are issued under the National Highways Act, 1956 and published in the central Gazette.
In all, 233 survey numbers are covered. They lie in 5 villages spread over 5 taluks: Hosur, Kadayampatti, Mettur, Nallampalli and Namakkal.
The taluks fall in 4 districts: Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal and Salem.
No notice has been fully withdrawn, and the records do not show any notice corrected later. No village has had survey numbers withdrawn.
The notices and their stage
There are 15 notices in total. Seven are notifications under section 3A and eight are declarations under section 3D.
A section 3A notification announces the Central Government's intention to acquire the listed land. It must be published in the Official Gazette and its substance in two local newspapers, one of them in the local language. After it, officials may enter the land to survey and measure it.
Any person interested in the land may object under section 3C within 21 days of the publication of the 3A notification. The competent authority hears the objections and decides them.
A section 3D declaration is the next stage. Once it is published, the land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. If no 3D declaration is published within one year of the 3A notification, the 3A notification ceases to have effect.
The first notice is dated 12 March 2024 and the latest, a 3A notification, is dated 8 October 2026. Because 3A notifications and 3D declarations have been issued at different times, different survey numbers may be at different stages. Check the stage notice by notice for your own survey number.
NH 44 land acquisition villages list
Toppur Kanigarahalli in Nallampalli taluk, Dharmapuri district, has the most land covered, with 123 survey numbers.
Sekkarapatti in Kadayampatti taluk, Salem district, has 65 survey numbers.
Vellar in Mettur taluk, Salem district, has 35 survey numbers.
Thorapalli Agraharam in Hosur taluk, Krishnagiri district, has 9 survey numbers.
Sellppampatty in Namakkal taluk, Namakkal district, has 1 survey number.
These 5 villages are the complete list in the notices. There are no other villages in these notices.
What to do if your land is listed
First, confirm the exact survey number and subdivision in the Gazette notice and compare it with your patta, chitta and adangal. A match on the survey number alone is not enough if only part of a field is being taken.
If your land appears only in a 3A notification and the 21 day period is still open, file written objections with the competent authority named in the notice. Once that period has passed, keep a copy of the notice and follow the later stages.
If a 3D declaration covers your land, ownership has passed to the Central Government. Your remedy lies in the compensation process, so file your claim with documents of title, possession and any structures, trees or crops on the land.
Buyers should not purchase any listed survey number without first checking the notices. Land covered by a 3D declaration vests in the Government free from encumbrances, and a later sale or mortgage will not protect the buyer.