What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for the SIPCOT Manellore Industrial Park, an industrial park project.
All the notified land lies in Gummidipoondi taluk of Tiruvallur district. The notifications cover 5 villages and list 4,106 survey numbers in total.
The acquisition is made under a state law, the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. It is not made under the National Highways Act or the 2013 central Act, so the procedure and the notice numbers differ from those projects.
The notifications and their stage
Sixteen notifications have been published in the state Gazette. The first is dated 1 March 2024 and the latest is dated 25 April 2025. Each notification covers between 1 and 5 of the villages.
Under the 1997 Act, the government may acquire land for an industrial purpose by publishing a notice under section 3(1) in the Gazette. Before doing so, the Act requires the owner and any other interested person to be given an opportunity to show cause against the acquisition. Once the section 3(1) notice is published, the Act provides that the land vests in the government free from encumbrances.
None of the 16 notifications has been withdrawn, in whole or in part. Three of them, dated 17 October 2024, 3 December 2024 and 3 March 2025, were later corrected. If your land appears in any of these three, read the correction along with the original notification, because survey numbers, extents or names may have changed.
The Gazette record does not show whether compensation has been fixed or paid, or whether possession has been taken. Confirm these points with the land acquisition office in Tiruvallur district that handles this project.
Villages covered by the acquisition
Sanaputhur has the largest number of listed survey numbers, at 1,093. Vaniamalli follows with 817, Soorapundi with 768, Manellore with 759 and Madarpakkam with 669.
All five villages are in Gummidipoondi taluk, Tiruvallur district. No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn from the acquisition so far.
A survey number appearing in the list does not always mean the whole field is taken. Notifications usually state subdivision numbers and extents, so check the exact subdivision and area against your own documents.
What to do if your land is listed
Obtain a copy of the relevant Gazette notification and any later correction. Compare the village, survey number, subdivision and extent with your patta, chitta, adangal and sale deeds.
Keep your title papers, Encumbrance Certificate and tax receipts ready. These are needed to prove ownership when compensation is decided and paid.
Contact the land acquisition office for the project in Tiruvallur district, or the Collectorate, to confirm the present stage, the award position and the date of any enquiry. Attend every enquiry you are notified of and give your claim in writing.
If you are a buyer, do not purchase any land in these five villages without first checking it against all 16 notifications and the corrections. Land that has vested in the government cannot be validly sold by the former owner, and a sale deed will not protect you. Take advice from a property lawyer before paying any advance.