What land is being acquired and where
The land is required for widening the Thiruvottiyur Ponneri Panchetty Road, a state highway numbered SH-56. This is a state road project, so the acquisition proceeds under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, not under the National Highways Act.
All the affected land lies in Ponneri taluk of Tiruvallur district. The notices list 155 survey numbers spread over 3 villages.
Most of the affected survey numbers fall in two Minjur revenue villages: Minjur, with 42 survey numbers, and a second Minjur village entered separately in the notices, with 112 survey numbers. Valllur D has 1 survey number listed.
The notices and their stage
Three notifications have been published in the State Gazette under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. They are dated 13 March 2023, 31 July 2025 and 26 September 2025. Each notification covers one village.
The notification of 13 March 2023 was corrected later. If your land falls in that notification, read the original and the correction together, because the correction may change survey numbers, extents or other particulars.
Under the Act, a notice under section 15(1) declares that the Government has decided to acquire the listed land for a highway purpose. Once such a notice is published, the land generally vests in the Government free from encumbrances, and the process then moves to the determination and payment of compensation.
As per the records available, none of the three notifications has been withdrawn, in full or in respect of any survey number. These records do not show whether compensation has been determined or paid, or whether possession has been taken. That has to be confirmed with the Land Acquisition Officer for the project.
Villages covered
The 3 villages named in the notices are all in Ponneri taluk, Tiruvallur district.
The second Minjur village, which appears in the notices as a separate numbered Minjur entry, has the largest share with 112 survey numbers. Minjur has 42 survey numbers. Valllur D has 1 survey number.
No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn from acquisition so far.
What to do if your land is listed
First, obtain a copy of the Gazette notification that covers your village and check your survey number and subdivision against it. For the March 2023 notification, check the later correction as well.
Next, compare the extent shown in the notice with your patta, chitta and FMB sketch. Often only a strip along the road is taken, so the notice may cover part of a survey number and not the whole of it.
Keep your title documents, patta, encumbrance certificate and tax receipts ready. These will be needed to establish your interest and to claim compensation before the Land Acquisition Officer.
If you are buying land in these villages, check the survey number against all three notifications before you pay any advance. Land covered by a published notice under the Act cannot be treated as free land for sale, and a seller cannot pass clear title to the acquired portion.