Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 329, Part VI, Section 1 (2023)
The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, issued Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 329 on September 1, 2023, including notification numbers VI(1)/550(a-1)/2023 and VI(1)/550(a-3)/2023. The notifications acquire specified lands in Cuddalore, Dharmapuri and Salem districts for road widening, a bypass and a railway overbridge service road under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001.
What the notifications do
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 329 records the Governor of Tamil Nadu's acquisition of scheduled lands for three highway projects. The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, published the notifications on September 1, 2023, under sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001.
The acquisitions cover:
- 401 square metres in Panapakkam (Addl-II) Village, Panruti Taluk, Cuddalore District, for strengthening and widening SH-09 Cuddalore-Madapattu Road between km 24/720 and km 24/824.
- 34,570 square metres in Madehalli Village, Pennagaram Taluk, Dharmapuri District, for the Papparapatti Bypass Road.
- 4,034 square metres in M.Kalipatti Village, Mettur Taluk, Salem District, for a service road connected with a railway overbridge on the Sankari to Mecheri Road via Edappady, replacing the existing level crossing 18 between Omalur and Mecheri railway stations.
Who may be affected
Property owners, interested persons and purchasers should check whether a property falls within a survey number listed in the relevant schedule. The schedules identify survey numbers, land classifications, total areas, areas acquired, recorded owners or interested persons, and, where applicable, buildings, wells, pipelines, trees and other improvements.
The Cuddalore schedule includes parts of survey numbers 74/8A, 74/9C and 80/9A. The Dharmapuri schedule lists 41 entries in Madehalli Village. The available Salem schedule includes land attributed to JSW Steel Limited and individual owners in M.Kalipatti Village.
Compensation and plan inspection
- Compensation for the Cuddalore acquisition is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by the Divisional Engineer, Cuddalore, Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor Project.
- Compensation for the Dharmapuri and Salem acquisitions is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by the Highways Department.
- Plans for the Cuddalore lands may be inspected during office hours at the specified land acquisition offices in Kancheepuram and Cuddalore.
- Plans for the Dharmapuri lands may be inspected at the Special District Revenue Officer land acquisition office in Salem and the Special Tahsildar office at Hosur.
- Plans for the Salem lands may be inspected at the Special District Revenue Officer land acquisition office and the Special Tahsildar land acquisition office in Salem.
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Common questions
Does the Gazette only propose to acquire these lands?
No. The notifications state that the Governor of Tamil Nadu acquires the lands listed in the schedules under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001.
How can I check whether my property is included?
Compare the property's village and survey number with the relevant schedule. The land plans may also be inspected at the offices identified for each project during office hours.
Are buildings, wells and trees covered by the schedules?
Yes. Where applicable, the schedules record structures and improvements such as houses, sheds, wells, pipelines, electric motors and trees on the land being acquired.
How much land is acquired for each project?
The stated extents are 401 square metres in Panapakkam, 34,570 square metres in Madehalli and 4,034 square metres in M.Kalipatti.
