What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for the Madurai Ring Road Alternate Road for Madurai Airport Expansion. This is a state road, so the acquisition is under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notices appear in the Tamil Nadu state Gazette.
The notices cover 337 survey numbers in 7 villages. These villages fall in two districts, Madurai and Sivagangai, and in three taluks: Madurai South, Thirupparankundram and Thiruppuvanam.
Most of the affected land is in Madurai South taluk. Ramankulam village alone accounts for 144 of the 337 survey numbers.
The notices and their stage
Six notices have been published so far. Five are notifications and one is an errata. The first is dated 1 April 2025 and the latest is dated 4 November 2025.
The notifications are dated 1 April 2025 (one village), 3 April 2025 (three villages), 5 May 2025 (one village), 23 May 2025 (one village) and 20 August 2025 (one village). The notification of 23 May 2025 was corrected later. An errata covering one village was published on 4 November 2025.
Under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, the Government publishes a notice under section 15(1) stating that the listed land is required for a highway purpose. The notice identifies the land by village and survey number and gives owners and interested persons an opportunity to state objections within the time it specifies. Compensation is then determined through the procedure laid down under the Act.
None of the six notices has been withdrawn. The published records do not show compensation amounts or the date of any award, so those details must be confirmed with the acquisition office.
Villages list with survey number counts
Madurai district, Madurai South taluk: Ramankulam (144 survey numbers), Kusavankundu (48), Ayanpappakudi (13), Kudalsenkulam (3) and Kuthiraikuthi (3).
Madurai district, Thirupparankundram taluk: Valayankulam (54 survey numbers).
Sivagangai district, Thiruppuvanam taluk: Kaluvankulam (72 survey numbers).
No survey numbers in any of these villages have been withdrawn from acquisition. These 7 villages are the complete list in the notices published so far.
What to do if your land is listed
First, check the notice itself. Match your village, survey number and subdivision exactly against the Gazette schedule. Read the errata of 4 November 2025 as well, because a correction can change the survey numbers or extents in an earlier notice.
If your land is listed, collect your title documents, patta, chitta and adangal extracts, and an encumbrance certificate. Approach the Land Acquisition Officer for the project or the District Collector's office in Madurai or Sivagangai, as the case may be, to confirm the stage and the extent being taken.
If you have objections, file them in writing within the period stated in the notice. When the authority calls for claims on compensation, submit your claim with proof of ownership and the value of any structures, trees or wells on the land.
If you are buying land in these villages, ask the seller for the survey number and subdivision and check them against all six notices before paying any advance. A notified survey number can be taken for the road, and the buyer cannot rely on the seller's word that the land is outside the alignment.