What land is being acquired for NH 45 and where
The Central Government is acquiring land for the NH 45 national highway under the National Highways Act 1956. All the notices were published in the central gazette.
The notices cover 256 survey numbers in 11 villages. These villages fall in six taluks: Vikravandi, Thiruvennainallur, Tindivanam, Ulundurpet, Lalgudi and Nilakottai.
The villages lie in four districts: Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Thiruchirappalli and Dindigul. Most of the listed villages are in Viluppuram district.
The notices and their stage
There are 16 notices in all. The first is dated 16 March 2016 and the latest is dated 16 February 2026.
Of these, 8 are declarations under section 3D of the Act. The others are notifications of intention under section 3A.
A section 3A notification states that the Central Government intends to acquire the land described in it. Once it is published, an owner or any interested person may file objections under section 3C within 21 days, before the competent authority.
A section 3D declaration is the later and more serious stage. When it is published in the gazette, the land described in it vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
The most recent section 3A notification is dated 22 October 2025, and the most recent section 3D declaration is dated 16 February 2026. None of the 16 notices has been fully withdrawn, and the records show no notice as corrected later.
NH 45 land acquisition villages list
Viluppuram district: Mundiyampakkam in Vikravandi taluk (62 survey numbers), Arasur in Thiruvennainallur taluk (58 survey numbers), Ayyur Agaram in Vikravandi taluk (35 survey numbers), Jakampettai in Tindivanam taluk (28 survey numbers), Kootteripattu in Tindivanam taluk (18 survey numbers), Iyankoilpattu in Vikravandi taluk (18 survey numbers), Thenpasiyar in Tindivanam taluk (10 survey numbers) and Pappanapattu in Vikravandi taluk (2 survey numbers).
Kallakurichi district: Sengurichi in Ulundurpet taluk (9 survey numbers).
Thiruchirappalli district: M.Kannanur in Lalgudi taluk (6 survey numbers).
Dindigul district: Sevugampatty in Nilakottai taluk (10 survey numbers).
No survey number in any of these villages is recorded as withdrawn.
What to do if your land is listed
First, match your survey number and subdivision exactly against the gazette notice for your village. Notices often take only part of a survey number, so check the extent stated against your patta and the FMB sketch.
Next, find out which stage applies to your land. If only a section 3A notification has been issued and the 21 day period is still open, you may file written objections under section 3C. If a section 3D declaration covers your land, ownership has already passed to the Central Government, and your remedy lies in the compensation process.
Keep your title documents, patta, chitta, adangal, encumbrance certificate and any lease or mortgage papers ready. You will need them to prove your interest before the competent authority.
For compensation and current status, approach the competent authority for land acquisition named in the notice, usually through the office of the District Revenue Officer or the Collectorate of your district. The amount is fixed by the competent authority under the Act. If you do not accept it, the Act provides for arbitration.
Buyers should be very careful. Do not purchase land in a listed survey number without checking the gazette notices, because a section 3D declaration vests the land in the Central Government free from encumbrances, whatever later transfers may say.