Notice under Sub-section 1 of Section 15 of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 (2025)
The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005, issued land acquisition notification LA-VI(1)/10517703/2025 in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 396, dated 22 July 2025. The notification acquires 1,082.5 square metres in Nagapattinam Village for construction of a road over bridge replacing Level Crossing Number 48 between Nagore and Nagapattinam railway stations.
Purpose and location
Land acquisition notification LA-VI(1)/10517703/2025, issued by the Commissioner of Land Administration, covers land needed for a highways project in Nagapattinam Town, Taluk and District. The project is a road over bridge in place of the existing Level Crossing Number 48 at Railway KM 77/700 to 800, between Nagore and Nagapattinam railway stations, at KM 0/2 of Nagapattinam, Akkaraipettai, Velanganni Road.
The Government of Tamil Nadu acquires approximately 1,082.5 square metres under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001.
Land included
The schedule identifies 11 part or full town survey fields in Nagapattinam Village. The areas acquired are:
- Town Survey Number 1963/2 Part, 40 square metres.
- Town Survey Number 1965/1, 76 square metres.
- Town Survey Number 1990/1, 43 square metres.
- Town Survey Number 12/3, 9 square metres.
- Town Survey Number 12/4, 19.5 square metres.
- Town Survey Number 23/1, 160 square metres.
- Town Survey Number 23/2, 99 square metres.
- Town Survey Number 23/3, 107 square metres.
- Town Survey Number 23/4, 62 square metres.
- Town Survey Number 23/15, 127 square metres.
- Town Survey Number 23/16, 340 square metres.
The land classifications include Manai, Dry, R. Manai and Natham Manai. Structures recorded in the schedule include reinforced cement concrete buildings, tiled houses, compound walls, an asbestos sheet roof and a galvanised iron sheet shed.
Who may be affected
Land acquisition notification LA-VI(1)/10517703/2025 directly affects the owners, legal heirs, purchasers and other interested persons named against the scheduled survey fields. The listed interested institutions include Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank, Nagapattinam, Indian Bank, Nagapattinam, and Shri Ram Chit Fund T.N. Private Limited, Nagapattinam.
Anyone buying or dealing with property in the listed survey fields should check the exact acquisition boundary and the named interests.
Compensation and plan inspection
The compensation for land acquired under notification LA-VI(1)/10517703/2025 is to be paid from funds controlled and managed by the Divisional Engineer, Highways (Schemes), Thanjavur. No compensation amount is stated.
The land plan may be inspected during office hours at the Office of the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Highways, Thanjavur, or the Office of the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Highways, Nagapattinam.
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Common questions
How can I check whether part of my property is being acquired?
Compare the property town survey number with the 11 survey fields in the schedule. The acquisition plan can also be inspected during office hours at the designated land acquisition offices in Thanjavur or Nagapattinam.
Does the notification acquire entire survey fields?
The schedule gives a specific acquired area for each survey field, which may be smaller than its total extent. For example, 40 square metres is acquired from Town Survey Number 1963/2 Part, whose total extent is 566.5 square metres.
Does the notification state how much compensation owners will receive?
No compensation figure is stated. The notification says compensation will be paid from funds controlled and managed by the Divisional Engineer, Highways (Schemes), Thanjavur.
Why is the land being acquired?
The land is required to construct a road over bridge replacing Level Crossing Number 48 between Nagore and Nagapattinam railway stations.
