What land is being acquired and where
The project is a Road Over Bridge at Veerakalpudhur. It is a state road project, so the acquisition is under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 and not under the National Highways Act.
All the land lies in Mettur taluk of Salem district. The notice lists 55 survey numbers spread over 3 villages.
The notice identifies land by village and survey number. It does not mean every part of a listed survey number is taken. Often only a subdivision or a strip is needed, so the extent stated against your survey number matters.
The notice and its stage
There is one notification on record for this project. It is dated 3 November 2020 and was published in the Tamil Nadu state gazette.
Under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, a notification of this kind is how the Government states that specified land is required for a highway purpose. It names the land by village and survey number, and it starts the acquisition process for those lands under that Act.
According to the records available, the notification has not been withdrawn, either fully or for any village, and no later correction to it is recorded. The latest notice on record is the same notice of 3 November 2020.
These records do not tell us whether compensation has been paid, whether possession has been taken, or whether the bridge has been built. Those points must be confirmed with the acquiring authority.
Villages covered
The notification covers 3 villages, all in Mettur taluk, Salem district.
P.N.Patti (P. Nallagoundampatti): 30 survey numbers.
Veerakalpudhur: 19 survey numbers.
Viruthasampatty: 6 survey numbers.
None of these villages has any survey number recorded as withdrawn from the acquisition.
What to do if your land is listed
First, obtain a copy of the gazette notification of 3 November 2020 and check your survey number and subdivision against it. Note the extent shown against your land.
Next, compare it with your patta, chitta and adangal, and with the FMB sketch, to see exactly which portion falls in the notified area.
Contact the land acquisition officer handling this project through the Collectorate in Salem or the Mettur taluk office. Ask whether an award has been passed for your survey number, what amount was fixed, and whether it has been paid or deposited.
If you are buying land in these villages, treat any listed survey number with caution. Ask the seller for written confirmation from the authority on the status of that survey number, and get an encumbrance certificate and revenue records checked by your advocate before you pay any advance.