What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for junction improvements and bus bays along the Chennai Outer Ring Road. This is a state highway project, and the notices were published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001.
All the land lies in Tiruvallur district. Five of the six villages are in Avadi taluk and one is in Ponneri taluk. In total, 419 survey numbers are listed across the notices.
A listed survey number does not always mean the whole survey number is being taken. Junction widening and bus bays often need only a strip or a part of a field. The notice for your village gives the subdivision and extent, and that is the document to read.
The notices and their stage
There are 10 notices in all. Eight are acquisition notifications and two are errata, which correct earlier notifications. The first notification is dated 15 June 2022 and the latest errata is dated 29 April 2026.
Three of the notifications, dated 19 October 2022, 20 December 2022 and 24 February 2023, were corrected later. If your land appears in one of these, read the original notification together with the errata, because the survey number, subdivision, extent or owner details may have changed.
Each notice covers one village. No notice has been fully withdrawn.
A notification under section 15(1) of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 is the Government's formal step to acquire the specified land for a highway. Under the scheme of that Act, the land generally vests in the Government on publication, and the owner's remedy is to claim compensation rather than to object to the acquisition itself. This is a state Act. The National Highways Act procedure of a section 3A notice, objections under section 3C and a section 3D declaration does not apply here, and no 3D declaration has been issued for this project.
Villages covered
Avadi taluk: Vellanur (165 survey numbers), Pammadukulam (121), Morai-Ii (52), Thiruninravur A (42) and Morai (38).
Ponneri taluk: Vijayanallur (1 survey number).
No survey numbers have been withdrawn in any of these villages. Morai and Morai-Ii are separate revenue villages, so check which one your patta shows before searching the notices.
What to do if your land is listed
First, get the gazette notice for your village and match it against your patta, chitta and FMB sketch. Check the survey number, subdivision and the extent being acquired. If your village had a notice that was later corrected, read the errata as well.
Second, approach the land acquisition officer for the project at the Tiruvallur Collectorate or the taluk office for Avadi or Ponneri. Ask about the stage of the award and how compensation claims are to be filed. Keep copies of your title deeds, patta, encumbrance certificate and tax receipts ready.
Compensation is determined by the competent authority under the Act after an enquiry into ownership and the extent taken. This page does not state any rate or amount, because none has been published in the facts we hold. Confirm the figure only from the award or from the office concerned.
If you are buying land in these villages, ask the seller for the survey number and subdivision, check them against the notices, and verify the position at the taluk office before you pay any advance. A sale does not stop an acquisition, and the land, or the part notified, may already stand vested in the Government.