What land is being acquired for NH 48 and where
The notices acquire land for National Highway 48. They are issued by the Central Government under the National Highways Act, 1956, and published in the Gazette of India.
In all, 264 survey numbers are covered. They lie in 17 villages, spread over eight taluks: Ambur, Anaicut, Bargur, Sholinghur, Sriperumbudur, Tirupathur, Tiruvallur and Vaniyambadi.
The six districts named in the notices are Kancheepuram, Krishnagiri, Ranipet, Thirupathur, Tiruvallur and Vellore.
A notice often takes only part of a survey number. The schedule to each notice gives the survey number, subdivision and extent. Read the schedule, not just the village name, to know whether your land is affected and how much of it.
The notices and the stage they have reached
Acquisition under this Act has two main steps. A section 3A notification states the Central Government's intention to acquire the listed land. Any person interested in the land may object under section 3C within 21 days of its publication, and the competent authority hears those objections.
A section 3D declaration follows. 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, that 3A notification ceases to have effect.
For NH 48 there are 10 notices: five 3A notifications and five 3D declarations. None has been fully withdrawn, and none is marked as corrected later.
The first notice is a 3D declaration dated 28 July 2020 covering 11 villages. The earlier 3A notification for that declaration is not part of this set.
Two 3A notifications were published on 12 December 2022, covering three villages and two villages. 3D declarations followed on 17 March 2023 (two villages) and 20 March 2023 (three villages).
Three more 3A notifications were published on 13 August 2025, 17 December 2025 and 31 December 2025, each for one village. 3D declarations were published on 22 July 2026 and 29 July 2026, each for one village. The 29 July 2026 declaration is the latest notice on record.
Because villages appear in more than one notice, the stage can differ from one survey number to another. Check which notice names your survey number.
NH 48 land acquisition villages list
Tiruvallur district, Tiruvallur taluk: Hussain Nagaram (82 survey numbers), Thodukadu (22) and Ulanthai (7). Hussain Nagaram has the largest number of survey numbers in the whole project.
Kancheepuram district, Sriperumbudur taluk: Sengadu (25) and Mannur (3).
Ranipet district, Sholinghur taluk: Koothampakkam (22).
Thirupathur district, Ambur taluk: Solur (20), Vinnamangalam (18), Ambur (16), Madhanur (16) and Kilmurungai (4).
Krishnagiri district, Bargur taluk: Orappam (6).
Vellore district, Anaicut taluk: Kalanipakkam (6), Sethuvalai (6) and Poigai (1).
The notices also record Natrampalli in Tirupathur taluk (6) and Peddakallupalli in Vaniyambadi taluk (4) under Vellore district. These taluks were moved to the new Tirupathur district in 2019, so the revenue records for these villages may now be held in that district.
No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn from acquisition.
What to do if your land is listed
Obtain a copy of the Gazette notice that names your village. Match the survey number, subdivision and extent in its schedule against your patta, chitta, adangal and the Field Measurement Book sketch.
If your land is in a 3A notification and the 21 day period has not run out, you may file written objections under section 3C with the competent authority named in the notice. After a 3D declaration, the land has already vested in the Central Government, and your remedy lies in the compensation process.
Compensation is fixed by the competent authority for land acquisition under section 3G. Persons interested in the land are called to file claims, so keep your title deeds, encumbrance certificate, patta and identity proof ready. If you do not accept the amount fixed, you may apply for arbitration by the arbitrator appointed by the Central Government.
Buyers should check every survey number against these notices before paying an advance. Land covered by a 3D declaration belongs to the Central Government, and a seller cannot pass good title to it. Ask for an encumbrance certificate and a written confirmation from the taluk office.
Confirm the current position, including compensation awards and payment, with the competent authority for land acquisition for your area or the taluk office. This page does not record compensation amounts or award dates.