What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for the Tamirabarani Karumeniyar Nambiyar Flood Carrier Canal, an irrigation project. The notices have appeared in the Tamil Nadu state gazette.
In all, 27 notices cover 1225 survey numbers in 26 villages. Almost all of the villages are in Tirunelveli district, in Ambasamudram, Cheranmahadevi, Nanguneri, Palayamkottai and Thisayanvilai taluks.
One village, Karadiputhur in Gummidipoondi taluk of Tiruvallur district, also appears in the records. If your land is there, read the gazette notice itself to confirm that it relates to this canal.
The notices, the law and the stage reached
Two laws have been used. The earlier notices, from February 2012 to December 2013, were mostly issued under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. One notice from that period does not name an Act in our records.
From January 2020 onwards, the notices were issued under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The latest notice is dated December 2025.
Under the 2013 Act, the process usually begins with a preliminary notification in Form IV. This tells the public that the land is likely to be needed and gives owners a chance to file objections. It is followed by a declaration in Form VI, which confirms that the land is required. After that, the Collector holds an enquiry and passes an award fixing compensation.
Our records list each notice as a notification, without saying whether it is a preliminary notification or a declaration. The stage for your survey number must therefore be checked against the gazette text and with the Land Acquisition Officer. No notice is recorded as withdrawn or corrected later.
Villages covered, by taluk
Thisayanvilai taluk: Eitamozhi (222 survey numbers), Kumarapuram (117), Kottaikarungulam Part-1 (77), Ramakrishnapuram (28) and Mudhumothanmozhi (8).
Nanguneri taluk: Paruthipadu (176), Kadankulam Thirumalapuram (108), Alwaneri (14), Thottakudi (9), Yilankulam (4) and Moolakaraipatti (3). A further village in this taluk accounts for 24 survey numbers.
Cheranmahadevi taluk: Cheran Kovil Pathu (149), Pirancheri (57), Pudhukudi (27) and Therkku Veeravanallur 2 (13).
Palayamkottai taluk: Ponnakudi (44), Tharuvai (43), Kuravarkulam (26), Konganthanparai (5), Chengulam (4) and Itteri (1).
Ambasamudram taluk: Vellankuli (20), Pathamadai (14) and Therkku Veeravanallur (1). Gummidipoondi taluk in Tiruvallur district: Karadiputhur (31).
What to do if your land is listed
First, get a copy of the gazette notice for your village. Match the survey number and subdivision exactly against your patta and the current revenue record. A listed survey number may be acquired in full or only in part.
If a preliminary notification under the 2013 Act has only recently been issued, you may still be within the time allowed to file written objections with the Collector. Check the notice for the exact deadline.
For compensation, attend the Collector's enquiry and file your claim with proof of title and possession. Under the 2013 Act, compensation is based on the market value of the land, with additional amounts for structures, trees and the solatium the Act provides. The figure for your land is fixed only in the award, so do not rely on informal estimates.
If you are buying land in any of these villages, ask for the survey number to be checked against every notice for this project before you pay an advance. Land under acquisition carries a real risk of being lost to the buyer, and an encumbrance certificate alone may not reveal it.