Preliminary Notification (Roc.No. M1/4282451/2026)
The Commissioner of Land Administration and the District Collector issued Preliminary Notification, Roc.No. M1/4282451/2026, No. VI(1)/107(e-1)/2026, dated 24 February 2026, to acquire 8.29.79 hectares of dry land in Sathanur Village, Thandarampet Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District, for an irrigation canal project. From publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, transactions or new encumbrances involving the notified land require prior approval from the Collector, and interested persons may object within 60 days.
What the notification covers
Preliminary Notification, Roc.No. M1/4282451/2026, No. VI(1)/107(e-1)/2026, issued by the Commissioner of Land Administration and the District Collector, identifies dry land proposed for acquisition in Sathanur Village, Thandarampet Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District. The acquisition covers 8.29.79 hectares across 65 listed survey entries.
The land is required to excavate a new supply canal. The project is intended to divert surplus floodwater from the Thenpennaiyar River through the Cheyyar and Palar Rivers and the Nandan Canal, to supply drought-prone areas in Thiruvannamalai and Villupuram districts.
Who may be affected
The preliminary notification directly affects owners and other interested persons connected with the survey numbers in its schedule. It may also affect buyers, lenders and professionals handling transactions involving those lands.
The schedule provides:
- Survey number and land classification.
- Total extent and area under acquisition.
- Boundaries and patta number.
- Recorded owners.
- Structures and trees found on particular lands.
Some entries include houses, sheet huts, a bathroom, a water tank and different types of trees. The notification states that no families will be displaced.
Transaction restrictions and site access
Preliminary Notification, Roc.No. M1/4282451/2026, prevents any person from selling, purchasing or otherwise transacting in the notified land, or creating an encumbrance over it, without prior approval from the Collector. The restriction applies from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Thiruvannamalai, and staff are authorised to enter survey land, take levels, dig or bore into the sub-soil, and carry out other acts required for the works.
Objections and records
Preliminary Notification, Roc.No. M1/4282451/2026, allows an interested person to file objections before the Collector within 60 days from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
A plan of the land may be inspected during working hours on any working day at:
- The office of the Collector, Thiruvannamalai.
- The office of the Land Acquisition Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, Thiruvannamalai.
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Thiruvannamalai, is appointed as the Administrator for Rehabilitation and Resettlement. The notification also records that an Environmental Impact Assessment report was not required for the project.
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Common questions
Can I buy or sell land listed in this notification?
A sale, purchase or other transaction involving the notified land requires prior approval from the Collector from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The same restriction applies to creating an encumbrance.
How long do landowners have to object to the acquisition?
An interested person may file an objection before the Collector within 60 days from the date the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where can I inspect the acquisition plan?
The plan may be inspected during working hours on any working day at the office of the Collector, Thiruvannamalai, or the office of the Land Acquisition Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, Thiruvannamalai.
Will any families be displaced by the canal acquisition?
The preliminary notification states that no families will be displaced by the acquisition.
