What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for the Thirukattupalli Bypass, a state road project. The acquisition is under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notice appears in the Tamil Nadu state gazette.
All the land lies in Budalur taluk of Thanjavur district. The notification covers 88 survey numbers spread across 3 villages.
The count is of survey numbers, not of owners or of whole fields. A notice may cover only part of a survey number, so the extent mentioned against each number in the gazette matters as much as the number itself.
The notice and its stage
There is one notice on record for this project. It is a notification dated 22 October 2021 under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and it covers all 3 villages.
Under this Act, a notice under section 15(1) states the Government's intention to acquire the land described in it for a highway purpose. It lists the survey numbers and extents, and gives owners and other interested persons a period within which they may file objections.
After objections are heard and decided, the Government may proceed to the next stage under the Act, by which the land is declared acquired and compensation is fixed. The records available here show only the 22 October 2021 notification. They do not show whether later stages have been completed, and this page does not state any.
No part of the notice has been withdrawn, and no later correction to it appears in the records.
Villages covered
Pazhamaneri, Budalur taluk, Thanjavur district: 37 survey numbers notified, none withdrawn.
Onpathuveli, Budalur taluk, Thanjavur district: 30 survey numbers notified, none withdrawn.
Thirukkattupalli, Budalur taluk, Thanjavur district: 21 survey numbers notified, none withdrawn.
These are the only villages named in the notice. If your land is in any other village, it is not covered by this notification.
What to do if your land is listed
First, get a copy of the gazette notification dated 22 October 2021 and check your survey number and subdivision against it. Note the extent shown, since only that portion is affected.
Keep your title documents, patta, chitta, adangal and encumbrance certificate ready. Compensation under the Act is paid to the persons interested in the land, and these documents will be needed to establish your claim.
Ask the land acquisition officer for the project, the Budalur taluk office or the Thanjavur Collectorate about the present stage of the acquisition and whether an award has been passed for your village.
If you are buying land in Pazhamaneri, Onpathuveli or Thirukkattupalli, check the survey number against this notice before paying any advance. Land under acquisition notice carries a real risk, and the seller should disclose it in writing.