What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for the NLC Neyveli Mine IA Expansion, which is a mining project. All of the notified land lies in Cuddalore district.
The notices cover 885 survey numbers across 4 villages in the Bhuvanagiri, Kurinjipadi and Vanathirayapuram taluks.
Thenkuthu has by far the largest share, with 532 survey numbers. Vanathirayapuram follows with 252, then Kurinjipadi with 74 and Kathazhai with 27.
No survey numbers in any of these villages are recorded as withdrawn.
The notices and their stage
Every notice for this project was issued under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. All of them were published in the State Gazette.
Under this Act, the State Government acquires land by publishing a notice under section 3(1) that states the purpose of the acquisition. The Act requires the owner to be given an opportunity to show cause before that notice is published. Once the notice is published, the Act provides for the land to vest in the State Government.
There are 22 notices in total. The first is dated 5 June 2013 and the latest is dated 6 October 2026. Each notice covers one village.
Notification has continued in stages over more than thirteen years. Recent notices are dated 13 August 2026, 18 August 2026 and 6 October 2026, so notification is still active.
None of the 22 notices has been fully withdrawn. Two notices were corrected later: the notice dated 7 December 2022 and the notice dated 13 March 2023. If your land falls under either of these, read the original notice together with the correction.
These records show the notices only. They do not show whether compensation has been paid or whether possession has been taken for any particular survey number.
The villages
Thenkuthu, Kurinjipadi taluk, Cuddalore district: 532 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
Vanathirayapuram, Kurinjipadi taluk, Cuddalore district: 252 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
Kurinjipadi, Vanathirayapuram taluk, Cuddalore district: 74 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
Kathazhai, Bhuvanagiri taluk, Cuddalore district: 27 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
There are no other villages in the notices for this project.
What to do if your land is listed
First, match your survey number and subdivision exactly against the Gazette notice for your village. A neighbouring subdivision may be notified while yours is not, and the reverse can also happen.
Check whether a later notice or correction changes the entry for your land. This matters most if your land falls under the notices dated 7 December 2022 or 13 March 2023.
For compensation, contact the office of the officer handling the acquisition, usually reached through the District Collectorate, Cuddalore, or the land acquisition unit for the project. Ask for the award details for your survey number and for the documents you must produce, such as patta, chitta, the A register extract and the encumbrance certificate.
Compensation under this Act is fixed by the authorised officer after an enquiry. Tamil Nadu law now links compensation under this Act to the standards of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. Confirm the amount fixed for your land from the award itself, not from what neighbours or brokers say.
If you are a buyer, do not buy or advance money for any survey number listed in these notices without legal advice. Land notified under this Act vests in the State, and a private sale will not normally defeat the acquisition.