What land is being acquired and where
The Thuraiyur Bypass Phase II is a state road project. Land for it is being acquired under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notices were published in the state Gazette.
The acquisition covers 113 survey numbers. All of them lie in Thuraiyur taluk of Thiruchirappalli district, spread over 2 villages.
No survey number in either village has been recorded as withdrawn from the acquisition.
The notices and their stage
There are 2 notices on record. The first is a notification dated 19 October 2022 under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, covering both villages.
The second is an errata dated 18 January 2023, also covering both villages. An errata corrects mistakes in an earlier notification, such as survey numbers, subdivisions or extents. It does not cancel the acquisition. The original notification should always be read together with the errata.
Under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, the Government acquires land needed for a highway by publishing a notice in the Gazette. Once such a notice is published, the Act provides that the land vests in the Government. Compensation is then determined through the procedure set out in the Act, after which possession is taken.
Neither notice has been withdrawn. The records here do not show the stage of compensation awards or payment. Owners should confirm the current position with the land acquisition officer for this project or the Thuraiyur taluk office.
Villages in this acquisition
Murugur, Thuraiyur taluk, Thiruchirappalli district: 61 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
Keerampoor, Thuraiyur taluk, Thiruchirappalli district: 52 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
These are the only 2 villages covered by the notices on record for this project.
What to do if your land is listed
Get copies of both Gazette notices, the notification of 19 October 2022 and the errata of 18 January 2023. Check your survey number and subdivision in both, because the errata may have changed the details that appeared in the first notice.
Compare the extent shown in the notice with your patta, chitta and FMB sketch. If only part of your survey number is listed, find out exactly which portion is affected.
Keep your title documents, patta and encumbrance certificate ready. Compensation is paid to the person shown to have title, so any mismatch in revenue records should be corrected early.
If you are buying land in Murugur or Keerampoor, check every survey number and subdivision against both notices before you pay any advance. Land covered by a highway acquisition notice cannot be freely developed or sold as ordinary land.