What land is being acquired and where
The gazette notices for the Tindivanam to Nagari New Railway Line list 3377 survey numbers in 26 villages. These villages fall in six districts: Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Viluppuram and Dindigul.
The taluks named in the notices are Pallipattu, Pallipet, R.K. Pet, Sholinghur, Walajah, Arcot, Vellore, Cheyyar, Vandavasi, Gingee and Vedasandur. One village, Kolathur, is recorded under the taluk entry "Respect Of Pallipattu" as printed in the notice.
The largest share of land is in Tiruvallur district. Kolathur alone accounts for 944 survey numbers, followed by Pandravedu with 359.
The notices, the law used and the present stage
The earliest notice is dated 25 June 2012 and was issued under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. That Act has since been repealed. How a proceeding begun under it is now treated depends on the stage it had reached, so owners in the village concerned should check the file with the land acquisition office.
Almost all later notices, from 1 March 2018 to 25 June 2024, were issued under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. Under this Act the Government first issues a notice under section 3(1) stating that the land is required, and the owner may show cause against the acquisition. After objections are considered, the Government may publish a declaration, and on that declaration the land vests in the Government.
One errata dated 20 May 2024 was issued under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, for one village. Several other notices were corrected later through errata. If your land appears in a notice, read every errata issued after it, because a correction may change the survey number, subdivision or extent shown against your name.
None of the 22 notices has been fully withdrawn. The notices published are notifications and errata; the facts available do not show possession, award or payment for any village, so the current stage for a particular survey number must be confirmed from the official record.
Villages list with survey numbers
Tiruvallur district: Kolathur (944 survey numbers), Pandravedu (359), Karlamnakkam (237), Vanganur (175), Vilakanampudi (169), Podaturpet (102), Athirmanjeri (22), Ayyaneri Group Veeranathur (21), Kodivalasa (10), Vellathur Group Athivaragapuram (6) and Meesarakandapuram (4).
Ranipet district: Sholinghur (239), Kodakkal (201), Thimiri (184), Koorampadi (113), Veppur (109) and Vilappakkam (22). In Veppur, 81 of the 109 survey numbers have been withdrawn from acquisition.
Tiruvannamalai district: Kazhiyur (203), Athipakkam (53) and Serampattu (47).
Vellore district: Melpuduppakkam (64), Katrampakkam (34), Thattachery (24) and Singirikoil (1). The single survey number listed in Singirikoil has been withdrawn.
Viluppuram district: Nattarmangalam (8). Dindigul district: Velvarkottai (26).
What to do if your land is listed
Obtain the gazette notice and every errata for your village. Match the survey number and subdivision in the notice against your patta, chitta and adangal, not only the main survey number.
If a notice under section 3(1) of the 1997 Act has been served on you, file your written objection or reply within the time stated in that notice, and keep proof of filing. Attend any enquiry the land acquisition officer fixes.
For compensation, the amount is fixed by the land acquisition authority under the governing Act and recorded in an award. No amount should be assumed from neighbours or brokers. Confirm the award position and payment status with the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) or the District Collector's office for your district.
Buyers should not purchase land in a listed survey number without written confirmation of its status. Check whether the survey number was later withdrawn, as in Veppur and Singirikoil, and obtain an encumbrance certificate and the latest revenue records before paying any advance.