What land is being acquired for NH 716 and where
The acquisition is for the national highway NH 716. All the land notified so far lies in Tiruvallur district, in two taluks: Tiruttani and Tiruvallur.
The notices cover 412 survey numbers across 9 villages. Pattabiramapuram in Tiruttani taluk has the largest share, with 190 survey numbers.
Because this is a national highway, the acquisition is carried out by the Central Government under the National Highways Act 1956, and the notices appear in the central gazette, not the State gazette.
The notices and the stage reached
Under this Act, acquisition moves in two main steps. A notification under section 3A announces the Central Government's intention to acquire the land and lists the survey numbers. A declaration under section 3D then confirms the acquisition.
Once a section 3D declaration is published, the Act provides that the land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. In practical terms, ownership passes to the Government from that date for the survey numbers listed.
Four notices have been issued for NH 716. A section 3A notification dated 29 October 2024 covered 6 villages. A section 3D declaration dated 27 October 2025 covered 3 villages.
A second section 3A notification dated 19 March 2026 covered all 9 villages, and a section 3D declaration dated 18 June 2026 also covered 9 villages. None of the four notices has been withdrawn or corrected.
So the acquisition has reached the declaration stage. Compensation and taking of possession follow under the later sections of the Act, and their progress must be confirmed with the competent authority.
NH 716 land acquisition villages list
Tiruttani taluk: Pattabiramapuram (190 survey numbers), Satran Jayapuram (38), Dharanivaragapuram (24), Velanjeri (12), Kuppam (11), Nedumbaram (4) and Kanchipadi (2).
Tiruvallur taluk: Pattaraiperumbudur (71 survey numbers) and Ramancheri (60).
No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn from the notices. Being in a listed village does not by itself mean your land is affected; only the survey numbers named in the gazette are covered.
What to do if your land is listed
First, check the actual gazette notice for your village and match your survey number and subdivision exactly against your patta, chitta and adangal. Partial acquisition of a survey number is common, so look at the extent stated against it.
Under section 3C, objections to the use of land may be filed before the competent authority within twenty one days of publication of a section 3A notification. For the notices already published, that window has passed, but you should still keep your documents in order for the compensation stage.
Compensation is determined by the competent authority under section 3G after hearing interested persons. If you are not satisfied with the amount, the Act allows either party to apply to the arbitrator appointed by the Central Government.
If you are buying land in any of these villages, ask for an encumbrance certificate and a written check against the NH 716 gazette notices before paying any advance. Land covered by a section 3D declaration has already vested in the Government and cannot be validly sold as private land.