What land is being acquired for NH 205 and where
The acquisition is for the NH 205 national highway. All the land notified lies in Tiruvallur district, in two taluks: Tiruttani and Tiruvallur.
The notices together cover 270 survey numbers spread over 13 villages. One village, Arcot in Tiruttani taluk, accounts for 137 of those survey numbers. The remaining 12 villages are in Tiruvallur taluk.
A survey number appearing in a notice does not always mean the whole survey number is taken. Highway notices usually list the extent required from each survey or subdivision number, so an owner must read the schedule for the exact extent against his own field.
The notices and the stage they have reached
All 7 notices were issued under the National Highways Act 1956 and published in the central gazette. There are 3 notifications under section 3A and 4 declarations under section 3D.
A section 3A notification is the notice of intention. It states that the central government intends to acquire the listed land for a national highway and allows anyone interested in the land to file objections before the competent authority under section 3C. Those objections must be made within three weeks of the publication of the 3A notification.
A section 3D declaration is the final step. Once it is published, the land vests absolutely in the central government, free from all encumbrances. If no 3D declaration follows within one year of a 3A notification, that 3A notification ceases to have effect.
For NH 205 the sequence is as follows. A 3A notification of 17 September 2010 covering 1 village was followed by two 3D declarations on 30 September 2010, each covering 1 village. A 3A notification of November 2023 covering 4 villages was followed by a 3D declaration in January 2024 for 4 villages. A 3A notification of 15 October 2024 covering 10 villages was followed by a 3D declaration on 11 February 2025 for 10 villages.
Every 3A notification in this project has been followed by a 3D declaration. No notice has been withdrawn or corrected. In legal terms, therefore, the notified land has reached the vesting stage. Whether compensation has been paid or possession taken for a particular parcel is not shown by these notices and must be checked separately.
NH 205 land acquisition villages list
Tiruttani taluk: Arcot, with 137 survey numbers.
Tiruvallur taluk: Sevvapettai (32 survey numbers), Thozhuthavakkam (29), Ayathur (22), Ikkadu (14), Kakkalur (11), Tirur (7), Perumalpattu (6), Veppampattu (6), Sirukadal (3), Perumbakkam (1), Siruvanur (1) and Tiruvallur (1).
No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn from acquisition. Some villages appear in more than one notice, so the village counts given for individual notices add up to more than 13.
What to do if your land is listed
First, obtain the gazette notices for your village and check the schedule for your survey and subdivision number and the extent shown against it. Compare it with your patta, chitta and the FMB sketch.
Since the 3D declarations have been published, the time for objections under section 3C has passed for the notified land. Your attention should now be on compensation. Under section 3G the competent authority for land acquisition determines the amount after a public notice inviting claims from persons interested. File your claim with documents of title, and keep acknowledgements.
If you do not accept the amount determined, either party may apply for appointment of an arbitrator by the central government under the Act. The compensation principles of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act now apply to national highway acquisitions.
If you are buying land in any of these 13 villages, ask the seller for the survey number and subdivision, check it against every NH 205 notice, and have the sketch examined for any portion falling within the highway extent. Land that has vested under a 3D declaration belongs to the central government, and a sale deed from the former owner will not give you title to that portion.