What land is being acquired and where
The project is a Railway Over Bridge on the Madurai to Kanyakumari Highway, on the stretch between Tirunelveli and Seidunganallur. Land for it is being acquired under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001.
All the affected land lies in Palayamkottai taluk of Tirunelveli district. The notices list 17 survey numbers across 2 villages.
The notices were published in the Tamil Nadu state gazette. This is a state highway acquisition, not one under the National Highways Act, 1956, so no section 3D declaration applies to it.
The notices and their stage
Two notices are on record. The first is dated 24 February 2023 and covers 1 village. The second is dated 10 July 2025 and covers 2 villages.
Both are errata notices. An errata notice corrects details in an earlier notification, such as a survey number, a subdivision, an extent or the name of a village. It does not by itself start a fresh acquisition. It amends the record of land already notified.
The notice of 24 February 2023 was itself corrected later. The notice of 10 July 2025 has not been corrected so far. No notice has been withdrawn, so the land in these notices remains under acquisition.
Under the Highways Act, land is ordinarily notified for acquisition through a notice under section 15(1). Once such a notice is published, the land is treated as required for the highway, and compensation is then determined under the Act. If you hold land here, read the original notification together with both errata, because the corrected details are the ones that will be acted upon.
Villages covered
Palayamkottai Part- I, Palayamkottai taluk, Tirunelveli district: 11 survey numbers. None withdrawn.
Kula Vanigar Puram, Palayamkottai taluk, Tirunelveli district: 6 survey numbers. None withdrawn.
There are no other villages in these notices.
What to do if your land is listed
First, check your survey number and subdivision against the gazette notices, including both errata. Compare the extent shown with your patta, chitta and A register extract. An errata notice may have changed a survey number or extent since the first publication.
Keep your title documents ready: sale deeds, patta, encumbrance certificate and tax receipts. Compensation is paid to the person shown to have the interest in the land, so the revenue records should be in your name and up to date.
For the present status and the compensation award, contact the land acquisition officer for the project or the Palayamkottai taluk office. The gazette notices name the authority responsible.
If you are buying land in Palayamkottai Part- I or Kula Vanigar Puram, ask for the survey number and subdivision and check them against these notices before you pay any advance. Land under acquisition can be sold, but the buyer takes it subject to the acquisition.