What land is being acquired for the Sankarankovil Bypass and where
The Sankarankovil Bypass is a state road, not a national highway. Land for it is being acquired under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notices are published in the Tamil Nadu State Gazette.
All the land falls in Sankarankovil taluk of Tenkasi district. The notices list 147 survey numbers in 2 villages.
Because this is a state road, the National Highways Act, 1956 procedure (section 3A notice, section 3C objections, section 3D declaration) does not apply here. No section 3D declaration has been issued for this project, as one would not be expected.
The notices and their stage
Two notifications have been issued under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. The first is dated 6 January 2022 and the second is dated 24 February 2023. Each covers one village.
A notice under section 15(1) of the Act is the Government's published statement that it intends to acquire the listed land for a highway. It identifies the land by village and survey number and opens the way for the acquisition and compensation process under the Act.
The notification of 24 February 2023 was later corrected. A correction usually amends details such as survey numbers, subdivisions or extents, so owners should read the corrected version together with the original.
Neither notification has been withdrawn, wholly or in part. The records available here do not show whether possession has been taken, whether compensation has been paid, or whether the road is complete. Those points must be confirmed with the land acquisition office.
Villages covered and survey number counts
Kalappakulam, Sankarankovil taluk, Tenkasi district: 96 survey numbers. None withdrawn.
Southsankarankovil, Sankarankovil taluk, Tenkasi district: 51 survey numbers. None withdrawn.
These are the only two villages in the notices. No other villages are covered.
What to do if your land is listed
Check the survey number and subdivision against the Gazette notification for your village. If your village was covered by the 2023 notice, also check the later correction, because the land affected may have changed.
Remember that a notice may cover only part of a survey number. Compare the extent shown in the notice with the extent in your patta and the field measurement sketch.
Keep your title documents, patta, chitta, adangal and a recent encumbrance certificate ready. Compensation is paid to the person shown to hold the interest in the land, so the revenue records should be in order.
Contact the land acquisition authority named in the notice, usually the Special Tahsildar or District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition) for the highways project, to confirm the stage of your land, the award, and how to claim payment.
If you are buying land in Kalappakulam or Southsankarankovil, ask the seller for the survey number and check it against both notices before paying any advance. Land under a highway acquisition notice should not be bought without confirming whether it is affected.