Notice under Section 15(1) of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 read with Tamil Nadu Act 30 of 2019

What the notification does

Notification No. VI(1)/27(c-1)/2021, issued by the Principal Secretary / Commissioner of Land Administration (FAC), Chennai, records the acquisition of specified land for a highways project. The project is the formation of a bypass road to Jalagandapuram town through Thoramangalam Village in Mettur Taluk, Salem District.

The acquisition is published under Section 15(1) of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, read with Tamil Nadu Act 30 of 2019. The notification states that the Governor of Tamil Nadu was satisfied that the land was required for the highways purpose after considering the cause shown by owners or other interested persons.

Land covered

The acquisition schedule identifies the affected properties using survey numbers and post-subdivision numbers. Key details include:

• The notified land is in Thoramangalam Village, Mettur Taluk, Salem District.
• The total acquired extent stated in the notice is 8.47.41 hectares.
• The scheduled properties are classified as dry land.
• The schedule gives the total extent of each property and the portion required or acquired.
• Owners and other interested persons are named against the relevant survey subdivisions.
• Recorded assets include houses, huts, sheds, fencing, wells, water tanks, trees, saplings and vacant land.

Property owners and buyers should compare the survey number and subdivision number in their records with the acquisition schedule. A match may mean that all or part of the property has been acquired for the bypass project.

Compensation and project funding

Notification No. VI(1)/27(c-1)/2021 states that the entire compensation amount awarded for the acquired lands is to be paid from funds controlled and managed by the Divisional Engineer (Highways), Projects, Salem, Tamil Nadu. The supplied text does not specify compensation amounts for individual properties.

Inspection of the acquisition plan

The land acquisition plans are kept at the office of the District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition Officer), Salem. The notification states that the plans may be inspected during office hours. Owners, interested persons and prospective buyers can use the plans to check the precise land covered by the acquisition.