What land is being acquired and where
The Chennai Peripheral Ring Road (Ennore Port to Mahabalipuram) is a highway project. Land for it is being acquired by the State Government under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001.
The acquisition covers 4,274 survey numbers in 59 villages. These villages fall in seven taluks: Ponneri, Tiruvallur and Uthukottai in Tiruvallur district; Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram district; and Chengalpattu, Thiruporur and Tirukalukundram in Chengalpattu district.
Tiruvallur district has the largest share, with 37 villages. Chengalpattu district has 17 villages and Kancheepuram district has 5.
The notices and their stage
We have recorded 55 notices for this project, all published in the state gazette under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. The first is dated 21 October 2020 and the latest is dated 11 November 2026.
Under section 15(1) of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, the State Government publishes a notice in the gazette stating that it has decided to acquire specified land for a highway. The Act provides that once such a notice is published, the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances. Compensation is then determined under the Act.
The notices were issued village by village over several years, not all at once. Most cover one to four villages. The record also includes two errata notices, dated 21 March 2022 and 6 September 2022, and a notice dated 21 October 2021 that was corrected later. If your village is covered by a corrected notice, read the original and the correction together.
There is a notice dated 7 December 2022 described as a withdrawal, relating to three villages. Even so, no notice is recorded as fully withdrawn, and no village in our list shows any survey numbers withdrawn. Do not assume your land was released without checking the text of that notice.
This is not a National Highways Act acquisition. No declaration under section 3D of the National Highways Act, 1956 appears for this project.
A notice was published as recently as 11 November 2026, which shows that notices are still being issued for this project.
Villages covered, by taluk
Tiruvallur taluk, Tiruvallur district: Thaneerkulam (245 survey numbers), Putlur (208), Ikkadu (176), Vengathur (150), Polivakkam (135), Keelanur (116), Polivakkam 104 (114), Veliyur (74), Thodukadu (67), Ammanambakkam (57), Vishnuvakkam (44), Thozhuvur (42), Melanur (40), Velliyur B (Vaikasi Kandigai Village) (36), Karikkalavakkam (31) and Kizhanoor (19).
Uthukottai taluk, Tiruvallur district: Athivakkam (198), Punnapakkam (100), Athangikavanur (66), Kannigaiper (43), Koorambakkam (31) and No 90 Kannigaipair (Krishnapuram Kandigai) Block I (14).
Ponneri taluk, Tiruvallur district: Natham (63), Kalapakkam (59), Nalloor (58), Neidavoyal (58), Ernavakkam (55), Jagannathapuram (46), Minjur Ii (31), Ariyanvoyal (27), Thatchur-Ii (20), Bandikavanur (18), Anuppampattu (14), Vannipakkam (12), Amoor (6), Thatchur (3) and Voyalur (1).
Sriperumbudur taluk, Kancheepuram district: Sriperumbudur B (247), Sengadu (45), Aayakollathur (40), Mannur (26) and Kandamangalam (15).
Chengalpattu taluk, Chengalpattu district: Senkuntram (246), Kondamangalam (114) and Thirukatchur (98).
Thiruporur taluk, Chengalpattu district: Sirukundrem (181), Poondi (102), Kaarani (91), Manamathi (75), Melkanagampattu (68), Rayamangalam (64), Edakundram (59), Otteri (58), Thirunilai (52), Santhanampattu (34), Dasarikuppam (Village No. 25) (33), Agaram (21) and Amaiyanpattu (18).
Tirukalukundram taluk, Chengalpattu district: Perumaleary (110).
What to do if your land is listed
First, confirm the exact survey number and subdivision against the gazette notice for your village. A survey number may be acquired in full or only in part, so the subdivision and extent matter.
Check whether your village has an errata or correction notice, and read the withdrawal notice of 7 December 2022 if your village may be among the three it covers.
For compensation and the stage of your particular land, approach the land acquisition officer for the project at the District Collectorate of your district, or the Taluk office. Ask for the award details for your survey number and keep copies of every document you receive.
Keep your title papers, patta, chitta and encumbrance certificate ready, because compensation is paid to the person shown to have the interest in the land. If you disagree with the amount or the extent taken, consult a lawyer promptly, as remedies under the Act have time limits.
If you are buying land in any of these villages, ask the seller for the survey number and subdivision and check it against the notices before paying any advance. Land covered by a section 15(1) notice is treated by the Act as vested in the Government.