What land is being acquired and where
The land is being taken for the four laning of the state highway SH-6A, which runs from Tiruvannamalai to Harur via Thanipadi. This is a state road project, so the acquisition is under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 and not under the National Highways Act.
The notifications cover 137 survey numbers in total. They fall in two districts, Tiruvannamalai and Dharmapuri, and in two taluks, Thandarampattu and Harur.
A notification usually covers only part of a survey number, often a strip along the existing road. The notification itself shows the subdivision and the extent being taken. Do not assume your whole field is affected, and do not assume it is safe, until you have checked those details.
The notices and their stage
Two notifications have been published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The first is dated 22 February 2025 and covers 2 villages. The second is dated 28 January 2026 and covers 1 village.
Under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, the Government states in a gazette notification its intention to acquire specified land for a highway purpose. This is ordinarily done under section 15(1). Persons interested in the land are given a chance to object within the time allowed under the Act, and the objections are considered before the acquisition proceeds. Once the Government passes its order and publishes it, the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances.
From the records available to us, neither notification has been withdrawn and neither has been corrected by a later notice. These records do not show whether compensation awards have been passed or whether possession has been taken. That has to be confirmed with the land acquisition office.
Villages covered
Reddiyapalayam, Thandarampattu taluk, Tiruvannamalai district: 76 survey numbers.
Malaiyanurchekkadi, Thandarampattu taluk, Tiruvannamalai district: 35 survey numbers.
Sikkalur, Harur taluk, Dharmapuri district: 26 survey numbers.
No survey numbers in any of these villages have been withdrawn so far. These three villages are the full list in the notifications on record for this project.
What to do if your land is listed
First, get a copy of the gazette notification for your village and match your survey number and subdivision against the schedule. Check the extent shown against your patta and the field measurement sketch.
If you wish to object, act within the period stated in the notice. Objections are made in writing to the authority named in the notification. Once that period has passed, the scope to object narrows considerably.
For compensation, keep your title documents, patta, chitta, adangal and encumbrance certificate ready. Make sure the revenue records are in your name, because compensation is paid to the person shown as entitled in the award.
If you are buying land in these villages, ask the seller for the survey number and subdivision and check them against both notifications before you pay any advance. Land under a highway notification cannot pass to you free of the acquisition.