What land is being acquired and where
The Poonamallee Grade Separator is an urban road project. The land notified for it lies in Poonamallee village, Poonamallee taluk, Tiruvallur district.
In all, 49 survey numbers in this one village appear in the acquisition notices. No other village is covered by the notices on record.
The acquisition is being made under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, a State law. It is not a National Highways acquisition, so the procedure under the National Highways Act, 1956 does not apply here.
The notices and their stage
Two notifications have been published in the State Gazette under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. The first is dated 7 March 2025 and the second is dated 8 September 2025. Each covers Poonamallee village.
Neither notification has been withdrawn, and neither has been corrected by a later notice. Both therefore stand as published.
Under this Act, the State acquires land needed for a highway by publishing a notice in the Gazette, usually under section 15(1). Once such a notice is published, the land generally vests in the Government free from encumbrances. Compensation is then decided separately by the authority named under the Act.
The notices on record do not show whether compensation has been decided or paid, or whether possession has been taken. These points must be confirmed with the authorities, as explained below.
Village covered
Poonamallee village, Poonamallee taluk, Tiruvallur district: 49 survey numbers notified. None of these entries has been withdrawn.
If your property is in this village, compare its survey number and subdivision number with the schedule attached to each Gazette notification. A matching survey number alone is not enough; check the subdivision and the extent shown against it, because often only part of a survey number is taken.
What to do if your land is listed
Get copies of both Gazette notifications, dated 7 March 2025 and 8 September 2025, and read the schedule of lands carefully. Note the survey number, subdivision and extent notified against your land.
Keep your title documents, patta, chitta, adangal extracts and a recent encumbrance certificate ready. Compensation is paid to the person whose interest in the land is proved, so your records should be in order and in your name.
Contact the land acquisition officer or the Highways Department office handling this project, or the Poonamallee taluk office, to find out the present stage, the compensation award, and how to lodge your claim. Attend any enquiry for which you receive notice.
If you are buying land in Poonamallee village, check the survey number against both notifications before you pay any advance. Land covered by a highway acquisition notice may already vest in the Government, and a sale deed from the earlier owner will not give you clear title to that portion.