Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 18, Part VI, Section 1 (18 VI 1 v4)
The Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Administration (FAC), Chepauk, Chennai, published land acquisition notifications Roc.No.J1/955255/2021, Roc.No.J1/957843/2021 (08/586/2021), Roc.No.J1/1017720/2021 and Roc.No.J1/1017762/2021 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated May 5, 2021. The notifications acquire specified dry lands in Molipalli, Thottiyapatti and Ladduvadi villages for widening the Tiruchengodu to Namakkal Road and forming a bypass road to Namakkal town.
What the notifications do
The land acquisition notifications published by the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Administration (FAC), Chepauk, Chennai, acquire specified dry lands under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, read with Tamil Nadu Act 38 of 2019. The Governor of Tamil Nadu states that the objections or other causes shown by owners and interested persons were considered before publication.
The acquisitions cover:
- 220 square metres in Molipalli Village, Tiruchengodu Taluk, Namakkal District, for widening the Tiruchengodu to Namakkal Road.
- 8,205 square metres in Thottiyapatti Village, Namakkal Taluk, Namakkal District, for forming a bypass road to Namakkal town.
- 14,620 square metres in Ladduvadi Village, Mohanur Taluk, Namakkal District, for forming a bypass road to Namakkal town.
- 11,329 square metres in Ladduvadi Village, Mohanur Taluk, Namakkal District, for the same bypass project. The supplied text does not include the detailed land schedule for this acquisition.
Who may be affected
The acquisition schedules identify land by village, survey number before and after subdivision, total extent, classification, area acquired, patta number, and owner or interested person. Some entries also record assets within the acquired area, including trees, wells, borewells, poultry facilities, motor rooms, water tanks and pipelines.
Owners, buyers, lenders and professionals dealing with land in the three listed villages should compare the property survey and subdivision numbers with the schedules. A shared patta or ownership interest may be affected even where only part of a larger survey field is acquired.
Plans and compensation funding
Plans for the acquired lands are kept at the office of the District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Namakkal, and may be inspected during office hours.
The compensation for the Molipalli acquisition is to be paid from funds controlled and managed by the Regional Engineer (Highways), Namakkal. Compensation for the Namakkal bypass acquisitions is to be paid from funds controlled and managed by the Divisional Engineer (Highways), NABARD and Rural Roads, Salem. The notifications do not state individual compensation amounts.
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Common questions
How can I check whether my land is included in an acquisition?
Compare the village, survey number, subdivision number and patta details in your property records with the acquisition schedule. The acquisition plans can also be inspected at the office of the District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Namakkal, during office hours.
Which road projects are covered by these notifications?
The Molipalli acquisition is for widening the Tiruchengodu to Namakkal Road. The Thottiyapatti and Ladduvadi acquisitions are for forming a bypass road to Namakkal town.
Do the notifications specify how much compensation each owner will receive?
No. The notifications identify which offices control and manage the funds from which compensation will be paid, but they do not give individual compensation amounts.
Are buildings, wells and trees included in the acquisition records?
Some schedule entries list assets within the acquired area, including trees, wells, borewells, pipelines, motor rooms, water tanks and a poultry farm. Other entries show no listed immovable assets.
