What land is being acquired and where
The Palar River Bridge, Kangeyanallur to Sathuvachari, is a state road project. The land for it is being acquired under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notices are published in the Tamil Nadu state gazette.
The acquisition is confined to Vellore district. It covers 182 survey numbers spread over two villages in two taluks, Vellore and Katpadi.
Being listed means a survey number, or a part of it, appears in a notification. It does not by itself tell you how much of your holding is affected. That depends on the extent shown against each subdivision in the notice.
The notices and their stage
Two notifications have been issued under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. The first, dated 28 April 2022, covers both villages. It was corrected later, so the original text should be read together with the correction.
The second notification, dated 26 June 2025, covers one village. It has not been corrected or withdrawn.
Under the Act, the Government publishes a notice under section 15(1) identifying land required for a highway, and owners may raise objections within the time stated in the notice. Section 15(2) provides that, on publication of the notice, the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances. Owners should therefore treat a published notice as a serious step, not a mere proposal.
No notification for this project has been fully withdrawn. Whether possession has been taken or compensation paid for a particular survey number is not shown in the gazette and must be checked with the authorities.
The villages
Sathuvachari, in Vellore taluk, Vellore district, has 138 survey numbers listed. None has been withdrawn.
Bhirammapuram, in Katpadi taluk, Vellore district, has 44 survey numbers listed. None has been withdrawn.
These are the only two villages covered by the notices for this project.
What to do if your land is listed
First, obtain copies of both gazette notifications and the later correction to the 2022 notice. Match your survey number and subdivision against the schedule, and note the extent shown.
Second, compare the notice with your patta, chitta and FMB sketch. If the extent or subdivision is wrong, raise it in writing with the officer named in the notice and keep proof of submission.
Third, for compensation, approach the competent authority or the land acquisition officer for the project in Vellore district. Compensation is determined by that authority under the Act after an enquiry, and you will need to show title and possession at that stage.
If you are buying land in Sathuvachari or Bhirammapuram, check every survey number against these notices before you pay an advance. Land covered by a published notice under this Act may already stand vested in the Government, and a sale deed from the owner will not cure that.