What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for a mining project, the NLC India Mines Expansion, under G.O. 66. All the land lies in Cuddalore district.
The notices cover 433 survey numbers spread over 4 villages in three taluks: Bhuvanagiri, Kurinjipadi and Vridhachalam.
Our records show only these 4 villages for this project. If your village is not among them, these notices do not cover your land. Other projects may still apply, so a separate check is advisable.
The notices and their stage
All 9 notices were issued under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997, and published in the Tamil Nadu state gazette. The first is dated 14 October 2024 and the latest is dated 6 October 2026.
The notices are dated 14 October 2024, 17 October 2024, 12 November 2024, 12 December 2024, 28 May 2025, 3 July 2025, 17 July 2025, 21 November 2025 and 6 October 2026. The first covers 2 villages. Each of the others covers 1 village, so some villages appear in more than one notice.
The notice of 17 October 2024 was corrected by a later notification. If your land falls under that notice, read it together with the correction. The correction may change survey numbers, extents or owner details.
Under this Act, the government acquires land by publishing a notice under section 3(1) in the gazette. Before that, the owner is to be called upon to show cause why the land should not be acquired. Once the section 3(1) notice is published, the Act provides that the land vests in the government free of encumbrances. This is a different scheme from the 2013 central Act, which uses a preliminary notification followed by a declaration.
None of the 9 notices has been withdrawn, either fully or for any survey number in these villages. We have no information on whether compensation has been fixed or paid for any village.
The villages
Vadakkuvellur in Vridhachalam taluk has the most land listed, with 148 survey numbers.
Vanathirayapuram in Kurinjipadi taluk has 101 survey numbers listed.
Kathazhai in Bhuvanagiri taluk has 96 survey numbers listed.
Gangaikondan in Vridhachalam taluk has 88 survey numbers listed.
Together these make up the 433 survey numbers. No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn from acquisition.
What to do if your land is listed
First, confirm it. Obtain a copy of the gazette notification for your village and match your survey number and subdivision exactly against the schedule. Check the correction to the 17 October 2024 notice if it relates to your village.
Next, compare the notice with your patta, chitta and adangal, and with your title deeds. If the owner name or extent in the notice is wrong, raise it in writing with the land acquisition office handling the project, and keep the acknowledgement.
For compensation, approach the authorised officer for this acquisition, through the Cuddalore District Collectorate or the land acquisition office in your taluk. Ask how the amount for your survey number is being worked out, and file your claim with proof of title and possession.
If you are buying land in these villages, check every survey number against these notices before you pay any advance. Under this Act, land covered by a published notice vests in the government, so a sale by the earlier owner may not pass good title. Ask a lawyer to review the file.