What land is being acquired for NH 79 and where
The land is being acquired for NH 79, a national highway. The acquisition falls in two districts, Salem and Kallakurichi, and in three taluks, Attur, Kallakurichi and Salem.
In all, 45 survey numbers in 4 villages appear in the notices. Not one of these survey numbers has been withdrawn so far.
Being listed does not always mean the whole survey number is taken. A notice often covers only part of a survey number, so the extent shown against each survey number in the gazette is what matters.
The notices and their stage
All 5 notices were issued under the National Highways Act 1956 and published in the central gazette. Three are notifications under section 3A and two are declarations under section 3D.
A section 3A notification states that the Central Government intends to acquire the listed land for the highway. Anyone interested in that land may file objections before the competent authority under section 3C within 21 days of its publication.
A section 3D declaration is the later and more serious stage. Once it is published, the land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. Compensation is then fixed by the competent authority under section 3G.
The notifications under section 3A are dated 17 April 2023, 28 April 2023 and 14 August 2024. The declarations under section 3D are dated 4 September 2023 and 17 April 2025. Each declaration covers one village. Neither the notifications nor the declarations have been withdrawn or corrected.
NH 79 land acquisition villages list
Appamasamudram, in Attur taluk of Salem district, has the most land in the notices, with 21 survey numbers.
Pirithivimangalam, in Kallakurichi taluk of Kallakurichi district, has 15 survey numbers.
Ammapettai, in Salem taluk of Salem district, has 8 survey numbers.
Attur [Urban], in Attur taluk of Salem district, has 1 survey number.
No other village appears in these notices. To learn which village is covered by a section 3D declaration, read the gazette text of that declaration.
What to do if your land is listed
Match your survey number and subdivision exactly against the gazette schedule. Then check the extent shown, since only part of your holding may be affected. Make sure your patta, chitta and adangal stand in the current owner's name.
If your land is only under a section 3A notification, and the time for objections has not passed, you may file written objections with the competent authority under section 3C. Objections that come in late are usually not heard.
If your land is under a section 3D declaration, it now belongs to the Central Government. Your remedy is compensation. Submit your title documents to the competent authority so that your claim is recorded. If you do not accept the amount fixed, the Act lets you apply to the arbitrator appointed by the Central Government.
Buyers should not pay any advance for land that is listed until the extent affected and the stage of the notice are confirmed. A sale after a section 3D declaration conveys no title to the acquired portion.