What land is being acquired and where
The project is a service road for the Road Over Bridge at Omalur. It is a state road project, and the notifications were published in the Tamil Nadu state Gazette.
The land lies in Salem district, in Omalur taluk and Mettur taluk. In all, 61 survey numbers in 3 villages are covered.
The notices identify land by survey number. A notice may cover a whole survey number or only part of one, so the extent mentioned against your survey number matters as much as the number itself.
The notices and their stage
Two notifications have been issued under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. The first is dated 2 June 2023 and covers 2 villages. A correction to it was published later. The second is dated 1 September 2023 and covers 1 village.
Neither notification has been withdrawn, and none of the listed survey numbers has been withdrawn.
Under this Act, acquisition for a highway starts with a notice under section 15(1). That notice tells owners and other interested persons that the Government intends to acquire the listed land for a highway purpose. Interested persons may file objections within the period stated in the notice, and the authority considers them before the acquisition goes further.
The records available here show the notifications only. They do not show whether compensation has been fixed or paid, or whether possession has been taken. Confirm the present stage with the land acquisition office named in the notice.
Villages covered
Omalur village in Omalur taluk has the most land listed, with 37 survey numbers.
M.Kalipatti village in Mettur taluk has 21 survey numbers.
Puliampatti village in Omalur taluk has 3 survey numbers.
No other villages appear in these notices.
What to do if your land is listed
Get a copy of the Gazette notification, and of the later correction if your village falls under the 2 June 2023 notice. Check your survey number, subdivision and extent against your patta and the village records. The corrected version is the one that applies.
If you have an objection, file it in writing with the authority named in the notice. If the objection period has passed, ask that office what stage the acquisition has reached and what remedies remain.
Compensation is fixed by the competent authority under the Act and paid to the persons whose interest is recorded. Keep your title documents, patta and tax receipts ready, and make sure the revenue records show your name correctly.
If you are buying land in these villages, check every survey number against both notifications before you pay any advance. Land under a live acquisition notice carries a real risk of being taken, and the compensation would go to whoever holds the recorded interest at that stage.