What land is being acquired for NH 47B and where
The acquisition is for a national highway, NH 47B. All the land covered by these notices lies in Radhapuram taluk of Tirunelveli district.
In total, 17 survey numbers are listed across 2 villages. Perungudi has 11 survey numbers and Perungudi Part-1 has 6 survey numbers.
The notices identify land by survey number. They do not always take the whole survey number, so the extent shown against each survey or subdivision number is what matters for a particular owner.
The notices and their stage
Four notices have been published in the central gazette under the National Highways Act 1956. Two are notifications under section 3A and two are declarations under section 3D.
A section 3A notification is a notice of the Central Government's intention to acquire the listed land for a national highway. After it is published, any person interested in the land may object to the use of the land for that purpose within 21 days, under section 3C. The competent authority hears the objections and decides them.
A section 3D declaration is the next and decisive stage. Once it is published, the land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. In plain terms, ownership passes to the Government on publication of the declaration.
The notices were published on 19 September 2019 (section 3A), 20 August 2020 (section 3D), 29 December 2020 (section 3A) and 14 September 2021 (section 3D). Each notice covers one village. None has been withdrawn and none has been corrected later.
Villages covered by the NH 47B acquisition
Perungudi, Radhapuram taluk, Tirunelveli district: 11 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
Perungudi Part-1, Radhapuram taluk, Tirunelveli district: 6 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
No other villages appear in these notices. If your land is in a neighbouring village, these particular notices do not cover it, though you should still check the gazette for any later notification.
What to do if your land is listed
First, confirm the listing. Match your survey number and subdivision exactly against the schedule in the gazette notice, and compare it with your patta, chitta and adangal from the Tamil Nadu revenue records.
If your land appears in a section 3D declaration, treat it as land that has vested in the Central Government. The question for you is no longer whether it will be taken, but the extent taken and the compensation payable.
Compensation under the Act is determined by the competent authority under section 3G, after hearing the persons interested. If you do not accept the amount, the Act allows either party to apply to an arbitrator appointed by the Central Government. Keep every notice you receive and file claims within the time the competent authority fixes.
For the current position on award and payment, contact the competent authority for land acquisition named in the notice, usually an officer of the revenue department for the district, and the Radhapuram taluk office.
Buyers should not purchase any listed survey number without first checking whether the extent being sold falls within the acquired portion. Land that has vested under a section 3D declaration cannot be validly sold as private land.