What land is being acquired and where
The Sivakasi Outer Ring Road is a state road project. Land for it is being acquired by the State Government under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notices appear in the Tamil Nadu state gazette.
All the land notified so far lies in Sivakasi taluk of Virudhunagar district. The notices together list 559 survey numbers spread over 8 villages.
A survey number appearing in a notice does not always mean the whole survey number is taken. Notices often list subdivisions and specific extents, so an owner should read the entry for their own subdivision carefully.
The notices and their stage
There are 9 notices on record for this project. The first was published on 21 April 2022 and the latest on 9 December 2025. Each notice covers one village.
Most of these are acquisition notifications under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. Under section 15(1) of that Act, the Government acquires land needed for a highway by publishing a notice in the gazette. Once such a notice is published, the land vests in the Government, and the owner's remaining right is a claim to compensation.
The other notices are errata, published on 15 June 2022 and 9 December 2025. An errata corrects mistakes in an earlier notice, such as a survey number, subdivision, extent or owner detail. The notifications dated 20 December 2022 and 31 May 2025 were later corrected, so anyone relying on them should read them together with the correction.
No notice for this project has been fully withdrawn. These records do not show the present stage of compensation payment or construction, and you should confirm that with the land acquisition office.
Villages covered
The 8 villages, all in Sivakasi taluk, Virudhunagar district, with the number of survey numbers listed in each, are: Anaiyur (158), Injar (106), Naranapuram (94), Anuppankulam (89), Kongalapuram (58), Vettilaiyurani (41), Namaskarittanpatti (8) and Keela Thiruthangal (5).
No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn from acquisition so far.
What to do if your land is listed
Get a copy of the gazette notice for your village and check your survey number, subdivision and the extent shown against it. Also check any errata or later correction for that village, because the corrected entry is the one that applies.
Compare the notice with your patta, chitta and adangal. If the extent, classification or owner name is wrong, raise it in writing with the officer handling the acquisition, usually the Special Tahsildar or District Revenue Officer for land acquisition, and keep the acknowledgement.
Compensation under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 is determined by the authorised officer after an enquiry where owners and interested persons can present their claims. Keep your title deeds, Encumbrance Certificate and revenue records ready. Confirm the award and payment status directly with the land acquisition office or the Collectorate in Virudhunagar.
If you plan to buy land in these villages, ask the seller for the exact survey and subdivision number and check it against the notices. Land covered by a published notice has vested in the Government, so a sale of that portion gives the buyer no usable title.