What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for a state road project, a Ring Road at Puthur and Dharapadavedu in Vellore district.
All the notified land lies in Katpadi taluk. The notice covers 25 survey numbers spread across 2 villages.
The acquisition is under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notice appears in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. This is a state law, not the National Highways Act, so no section 3A or section 3D notice is involved here.
The notice and its stage
The records show one notification for this project, dated 31 March 2020. It is both the first and the latest notice on record.
The notice has not been withdrawn, in full or in part, and the records show no later correction to it.
Under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, land for a highway is ordinarily acquired by a notice published in the Gazette under section 15(1). The Act provides that once such a notice is published, the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances. Compensation is then determined separately by the officer appointed under the Act.
The records do not show the present stage of compensation awards or payment. For that, owners should check with the land acquisition office and the Collectorate in Vellore.
Villages covered
Dharapadavedu, Katpadi taluk, Vellore district: 13 survey numbers notified, none withdrawn.
Puthur, Katpadi taluk, Vellore district: 12 survey numbers notified, none withdrawn.
These are the only two villages in the notice. No other villages are covered.
What to do if your land is listed
First, get a copy of the Gazette notification dated 31 March 2020 and compare the survey numbers and subdivisions with your patta, chitta and adangal. A survey number may be listed only in part, so check the extent shown against your holding.
If you own the land, keep your title documents, encumbrance certificate and revenue records ready. These are what you will need to prove your claim when compensation is determined.
Contact the land acquisition office for this project, through the Collectorate in Vellore or the Katpadi taluk office, to find out whether an award has been passed for your survey number and how to claim payment.
If you are buying land in Puthur or Dharapadavedu, check the survey number against this notice before you pay any advance. Land covered by a notice under this Act is not land the seller can freely transfer, and a sale deed will not defeat the Government's claim.