What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for the SIPCOT Cuddalore Industrial Park, an industrial park project. All the land covered so far lies in Cuddalore taluk of Cuddalore district.
In total, 20 survey numbers across two villages appear in the notices. Thiyagavalli accounts for 15 of these and Kudikadu for the remaining 5.
The acquisition is being made under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. This is a State law used for acquiring land for industrial purposes, including SIPCOT industrial parks. It is not the National Highways Act, and it follows its own procedure.
The notices and their present stage
Two notifications have been published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The first is dated 1 September 2026 and covers one village. The second is dated 8 September 2026 and covers two villages.
Neither notification has been withdrawn, and neither has been corrected by a later notification, as far as the published records show. Both should therefore be treated as current.
The records summarised here describe both as notifications under the 1997 Act but do not record the section under which each was issued. That matters. Under the Act, the Government must first give the owner an opportunity to show cause why the land should not be acquired. When the Government then publishes a notice under section 3(1) stating that the land is required for an industrial purpose, the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances.
Read the gazette text of each notification carefully to see which section it was issued under. That tells you whether you are at the show cause stage or whether the land has already vested in the Government.
Villages covered
Thiyagavalli, Cuddalore taluk, Cuddalore district: 15 survey numbers notified, none withdrawn.
Kudikadu, Cuddalore taluk, Cuddalore district: 5 survey numbers notified, none withdrawn.
No other villages appear in the notices published so far. If the Government issues further notifications for this project, the list may grow.
What to do if your land is listed
First, obtain a copy of the gazette notification and check your survey number and subdivision exactly against it. A neighbouring subdivision being listed does not by itself mean yours is included.
Compare the notified extent with your patta, chitta and the FMB sketch. Note any difference in the owner's name, extent or classification, because these details affect how your claim is recorded.
If the notice you have received is a show cause notice, file your objections in writing within the time stated in it, with copies of your title documents. Keep proof of submission.
Compensation under the Act is determined by the land acquisition authority, and payment goes to the person whose title is established. Keep your title deeds, encumbrance certificate, patta and tax receipts ready, and confirm the award position with the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) or the District Collectorate, Cuddalore.
If you are a buyer, do not purchase any of these survey numbers without first checking the gazette notifications. Land that has vested in the Government cannot be validly sold by the former owner.