What land is being acquired for NH 332A, and where
The notices acquire land for National Highway 332A. They are issued by the Central Government under the National Highways Act 1956 and are published in the central gazette.
The land lies in two districts. In Chengalpattu district it falls in Cheyyur and Tirukalukundram taluks. In Viluppuram district it falls in Marakkanam, Vanur, Vikravandi and Villupuram taluks.
In all, 47 villages and 3,586 survey numbers appear in the notices. This count is of survey numbers as listed in the notices. A listed survey number does not always mean the whole field is taken. The schedule to each notice gives the extent required from each survey or subdivision number.
The notices and their stage
Seventeen notices have been published so far. The first is dated 29 January 2019 and the latest is dated 24 July 2026. None has been withdrawn, and none has been corrected later.
Ten of these are notices under section 3A. A section 3A notice states that the Central Government intends to acquire the listed land for the highway. These are dated 29 January 2019, 15 February 2022, 31 May 2022, 28 July 2022, 21 March 2023, 4 July 2023, 20 October 2023, 20 June 2024, 29 December 2025 and 24 July 2026.
Seven are declarations under section 3D. These are dated 5 February 2019, 20 June 2019, 30 June 2022, 10 January 2024, 6 August 2024, 7 January 2025 and 24 February 2026. Once a section 3D declaration is published, the land it covers vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
The process runs in this order. First comes the section 3A notice. Any person interested may then file objections under section 3C within 21 days of its publication, and the competent authority hears them. Next comes the section 3D declaration. After that, compensation is determined and possession is taken. Under section 3D(3), if no declaration is published within one year of a section 3A notice, that notice ceases to have effect.
The latest section 3A notice, dated 24 July 2026, covers one village. The 21 day period for objections to it has passed. The records here show no section 3D declaration after that date. These records also do not link each declaration to a particular section 3A notice. To find the stage for your own survey number, check the notices that name it.
NH 332A land acquisition villages list
Chengalpattu district, Cheyyur taluk (11 villages): Mugaiyur (316 survey numbers), Panaiyur (260), Paramankeni (164), Mudhaliyar Kuppam (83), Kottaikkaddu (72), Gangadevankuppam (67), Vembanoor (39), Kadaloor (25), Vadappattanam (11), Kodapatinam (2) and Koovathur (1).
Chengalpattu district, Tirukalukundram taluk (9 villages): Puthupattinam (60), Mamallapuram (51), Neikuppi C (35), Vittalapuram (29), Puncheri (26), Kunnathur (23), Kadampade (22), Vayaloor (20) and Manamai (18).
Viluppuram district, Marakkanam taluk (10 villages): Marakanam South (513), Koonimedu (255), Keezhputhupattu (151), Marakkanam (North) (147), Anumanthai (126), Aalapakkam (111), Chettykuppam (87), Panichamedu (76), Keelpettai (70) and Aatchikadu (54).
Viluppuram district, Vanur taluk (10 villages): Mathur (95), Pulichapallam (76), Oottai (65), Aapirampattu (44), Vanur (31), Rayaputhupakkam (28), Nesal (25), Rayaottai (23), Olinthiyampattu (13) and Thuruvai (5).
Viluppuram district, Vikravandi taluk (5 villages): Peria Babu Samuthiram (86), Chinnababusamuthiram (43), Pakkiripalaiyam (39), Vazhuthavur (39) and Kalithirampattu (30).
Viluppuram district, Villupuram taluk (2 villages): Aazhiyur (22) and Kandamangalam (8).
No survey numbers have been withdrawn in any of these villages.
What to do if your land is listed
First, confirm the listing. Match the village, survey number and subdivision number in the notice schedule against your patta and the FMB sketch. Note the extent shown as required, because it may be only part of your holding.
Second, check which notices name your survey number. If only a section 3A notice names it, the land has not yet vested. If a section 3D declaration also names it, the land covered has vested in the Central Government.
Third, deal with the competent authority for land acquisition named in the notice. That officer hears objections and determines compensation. Keep your title deeds, patta, encumbrance certificate and legal heirship papers ready, so that payment is not held up by disputes over who is entitled.
Buyers should take particular care. Before buying land in any of these villages, check every NH 332A notice for the survey number you are buying. Land covered by a section 3D declaration belongs to the Central Government, and a seller cannot pass good title to it.