What land is being acquired and where
The project is the widening of the Omalur to Mecheri Road, State Highway 222. Land along the road is being acquired so that the highway can be widened.
All the land lies in Salem district. The notices cover villages in Attur, Mettur and Omalur taluks.
In all, 746 survey numbers in 14 villages appear in the notices. Mecheri has the largest share, with 215 survey numbers, followed by Olaipatti with 114.
The notices and their stage
All 8 notices were issued under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 and published in the state gazette. This is a state road project, so the National Highways Act does not apply.
Under section 15(1) of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, the Government publishes a notice describing the land it intends to acquire for a highway. Owners and other interested persons may file objections within the period and in the manner stated in the notice. After the objections are considered, the Act provides for the land to vest in the Government and for compensation to be determined.
The first notice is dated 14 October 2020. Further notices followed on 23 October 2020, 31 October 2020, 16 December 2020, 23 December 2020 and 26 February 2021.
A notice dated 20 December 2022 covered 6 villages and was corrected later. The latest notice is dated 9 September 2026 and covers 1 village.
No notice has been fully withdrawn and no village shows any withdrawn survey numbers. The published facts do not record whether possession has been taken or whether compensation has been paid. Confirm that with the authorities named below.
The villages
Mettur taluk: Mecheri (215 survey numbers), Olaipatti (114), Periyasathapady (75), Chinnasathapady (60) and Aranganur (2).
Attur taluk: Eachampatti (74 survey numbers), Chokkanathapuram (48) and Narasingapuram (24).
Omalur taluk: Kattaperiampatti (47 survey numbers), P.Kalipatti (29), Karuppanampatti (26), Pachanampatti (12), Omalur (11) and Thindamangalam (9).
These 14 villages are the complete list in the notices.
What to do if your land is listed
First, check whether your survey number and subdivision appear in the gazette notice for your village. A match of the survey number alone is not enough, because often only part of a survey number is taken.
For the village covered by the 2022 notice, read the correction as well as the original. The correction may change the survey numbers or the extent.
Keep your patta, chitta, adangal extracts, title deeds and encumbrance certificate ready. Compensation is paid to the person shown as entitled, so the revenue records should be in your name and up to date.
For the stage of acquisition and the compensation award, contact the land acquisition officer for the project or the Taluk office for your village. Ask for the award details in writing.
If you are buying land on this road, ask the seller for the notice details and check the survey number against every notice. Land under acquisition can be taken whatever the sale, and a buyer will usually take only the rights the seller had.