What land is being acquired and where
The project is the widening of State Highway 58, which runs through Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Arakkonam and Tiruttani. Land along the road is being acquired so that it can be widened. The acquisition is under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, a state law, and the notices appear in the Tamil Nadu state gazette.
In all, 1,117 survey numbers in 33 villages are covered. The villages fall in four districts: Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet and Tiruvallur. The taluks are Arakkonam, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Nemili, Tiruttani and Walajabad.
Most of the affected land is in Ranipet district, especially Arakkonam and Nemili taluks. Walajabad and Kancheepuram taluks follow. There is a smaller stretch in Tiruttani taluk.
The notices and their stage
There are 28 notices on record under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. The first is dated 2 March 2020 and the latest is dated 28 October 2026. Most were issued during 2020 and early 2021. Single notices followed in 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Of the 28, 27 are acquisition notifications. One, dated 5 February 2021, is recorded as a withdrawal notice relating to one village. The records do not show any notice as fully withdrawn, and no survey number in the village list is marked as withdrawn. Every listed survey number therefore remains under acquisition on the present record.
Under section 15(1) of the Highways Act, the Government publishes a notice in the gazette stating that it intends to acquire specified land for a highway. Owners and other interested persons are given an opportunity to show cause or object within the time stated in the notice. After considering objections, the Government may pass orders and declare the acquisition. On that declaration the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances.
The records do not show the stage reached in each village, such as whether objections have been heard, awards passed or possession taken. The notice dated 28 October 2026 is recent, so the period for objections stated in it may still be running. Check the notice itself for that date.
Compensation is fixed by the land acquisition authority under the provisions of the Act, and owners can dispute it through the remedies the Act provides. No compensation amounts or land rates are recorded here. For the award and the amount fixed for a particular survey number, contact the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) handling the project or the District Revenue Office.
Villages covered, by district and taluk
Ranipet district, Arakkonam taluk: Aarikilapadi (108 survey numbers), Ilupaithandalam (95), Melpakkam (80), Kainur (63), Thanigaipolur (55), Thanigaipolur Part-2 (34), Thanigaipolur Part-3 (29), Thanigaipolur Part-4 (29), Parameswara Mglm. (23), Echiputhur (8), Pallur (4), Pinnavaram (4) and Pallur (Addl-2) (1).
Ranipet district, Nemili taluk: Keelandurai (127), Nagavedu (58) and Melanthurai (4). Keelandurai has the largest number of affected survey numbers of any village on this project.
Kancheepuram district, Walajabad taluk: Puliambakam (116), Iyampettai (4), Thimmayapettai (3), Ekanampettai (1) and Walajabad Part-1 (1).
Kancheepuram district, Kancheepuram taluk: Periyathottam A (64), Thimmasamuthiram (34), Sevilimedu B (21), Erivakkam (20), Pudupakkam (19), Kovindavadi B (6), Kovindavadi A (2) and Ooveri (1).
Tiruvallur district, Tiruttani taluk: Tiruttani (74), Karthikeyapuram (19) and Vallimapuram (9). Chengalpattu district, Chengalpattu taluk has one additional Palur village entry with a single survey number.
What to do if your land is listed
First, confirm whether your exact survey number and subdivision appear in a notice. A village being listed does not mean every survey number in it is affected. Often only a strip along the road is taken. Compare the notice schedule with your patta, chitta and FMB sketch.
If your land is listed, note the date of the notice and any period it gives for objections. File any objection in writing within that time, with copies of your title documents. Keep proof that you submitted it.
Keep your revenue records up to date. Compensation is paid to the persons shown as interested in the land, so the patta should be in the name of the present owner. Legal heirs should complete succession and transfer of patta early.
Buyers should check the gazette notices for the village before paying any advance. Land under a notice that has not been withdrawn carries the risk of acquisition, wholly or in part. Ask for an encumbrance certificate, a current patta and a written statement from the Tahsildar or the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) on whether the survey number is affected.
If only part of a survey number is being taken, ask for the extent being acquired and a sketch of the portion. This affects both the value and the usable shape of what remains with you.