What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for the SIPCOT Magimandalam Industrial Park and Approach Road, an industrial park project. All the land lies in Katpadi taluk of Vellore district.
The notifications together cover 279 survey numbers spread across 3 villages. Most of the land is in Magimandalam village, which accounts for 241 survey numbers.
The acquisition is being made under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. The notifications have been published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
The notifications and their stage
Five notifications have been published so far. They are dated 19 February 2026, 4 March 2026, 12 March 2026, 30 March 2026 and 8 June 2026.
The first notification of 19 February 2026 covered all 3 villages. The notifications of 4 March, 12 March and 30 March 2026 each covered 1 village, and the notification of 8 June 2026 covered 2 villages.
No notification has been withdrawn, and none is recorded as corrected later. The most recent notification is dated 8 June 2026.
Under this Act, the main acquisition notice is issued under section 3(1). Before that notice is published, the owner is ordinarily called upon to show cause why the land should not be acquired. Once the section 3(1) notice is published in the Gazette, the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances. The Gazette text of each notification will state the section under which it was issued, so read it for your survey number.
Villages covered
Magimandalam, Katpadi taluk, Vellore district: 241 survey numbers.
Vinnampalli, Katpadi taluk, Vellore district: 34 survey numbers.
Mutharasi Kuppam, Katpadi taluk, Vellore district: 4 survey numbers.
No survey numbers in any of these villages have been withdrawn from acquisition.
What to do if your land is listed
Check the Gazette notifications for your village and match the survey number and subdivision exactly against your patta, chitta and adangal. A survey number may be listed only in part, so look at the extent stated against it.
If you received a show cause notice, file your written reply within the time stated in it. Keep acknowledgement of everything you submit.
Collect your title documents, parent documents, encumbrance certificate, patta and tax receipts. These will be needed to establish your claim to compensation.
If you are buying land in these villages, do not proceed until you have checked every survey number in the schedule against the notifications. Land that has vested in the Government cannot be validly sold by the former owner.