What land is being acquired and where
The land is required for a bypass around Vaitheeswaran Kovil on the Kumbakonam to Sirkali Road, which is State Highway 64. Because this is a State road, the acquisition is under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and not under the National Highways Act.
All the affected land lies in Sirkali taluk of Nagapattinam district, as stated in the notices. In all, 75 survey numbers across 4 villages are listed.
A listing usually covers a part of a survey number or subdivision, not always the whole field. The exact extent taken from each survey number is shown in the schedule to the notice, and that schedule is what you must check.
The notices and their stage
Two notifications have been published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The first is dated 4 January 2021 and the second is dated 11 January 2021. Each covers 2 villages.
Neither notification has been withdrawn, and there is no record of a later correction to either of them in the information available here.
Under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, the Government acquires land for a highway by publishing a notice in the Gazette under section 15(1). Before such a notice, the owner and other interested persons are to be given an opportunity to show cause. Once a section 15(1) notice is published, the Act provides that the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances.
The records here describe both items as notifications under the Act. They do not tell us whether an award has been passed, whether compensation has been paid, or whether possession has been taken. Those points must be confirmed with the land acquisition office.
Villages covered
Four villages in Sirkali taluk are affected. Kondathur has the largest share, with 38 survey numbers listed.
Edakudi Vadapathi-1 has 17 survey numbers listed and Edakudi Vadapathi-2 has 16 survey numbers listed. These are two separate revenue villages, so check which one your patta actually names.
Kathiramangalam has 4 survey numbers listed.
No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn from the acquisition.
What to do if your land is listed
First, get a copy of both Gazette notifications and read the schedule. Match the village, survey number and subdivision exactly against your patta, chitta and adangal. A similar number in a neighbouring village does not mean your land is affected.
If your land is listed, contact the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) or the office handling acquisition for this highway project, through the Sirkali Taluk Office or the District Collectorate. Ask whether an award has been passed, what extent has been taken from your survey number, and what documents you need to file to claim compensation.
Keep your title documents, encumbrance certificate, patta and any lease or mortgage papers ready. Where land is jointly owned or inherited, every person with a share should establish his or her claim.
If you are buying land in these villages, do not rely on the patta alone. Check the survey number against both notifications, ask for an encumbrance certificate, and get a written statement from the land acquisition office before you pay any advance. Land that has vested in the Government cannot pass to you by a private sale.