The key challenges to built public facilities and infrastructure towards sustainable development requires government to enhance the interests of the natural environment. In some regions the process of providing such services is the acquisition of appropriate land. For major projects, several locations could be suitable for such purposes and the government may not be able to purchase the land. In order to obtain land when and where it is needed, Government has the power of compulsory acquisition. Land acquisition was a challenging factor in India for project development. The process and techniques adopted in various countries are reviewed critically and it was observed that no single best practise exists, for land acquisition is available. However, in Vietnam, land for land approach is followed majorly based on the willing of the land owners. To study the land acquisition process followed in India, outer ring road formation at Erode, Tamilnadu was taken as a case study. The formation of ring road was taken up by Tamilnadu government, it crosses nearly twelve villages. To identify the problems a detail questionnaire was framed by considering Social, Environmental and Economical as the key aspects. The current practices can be slightly modified by considering the important factors which will improve living standards of the people.
