What land is being acquired and where
The Valayakaranai to Manampathy Link Road is a state road. The land for it is being acquired under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notices have been published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
The notices list 2,661 survey numbers spread over 34 villages. These villages fall in four taluks: Uthiramerur, Kundrathur, Avadi and Chengalpattu. The four taluks lie in three districts: Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Chengalpattu.
Most of the affected land is in Uthiramerur taluk of Kancheepuram district, which accounts for 28 of the 34 villages. Padur alone has 300 survey numbers listed, the highest of any village.
A survey number appearing in a notice does not always mean the whole survey number is being taken. Notices usually specify the subdivision and the extent required. Read the notice entry for your exact subdivision before drawing any conclusion.
The notices and their present stage
In all, 20 notices have been issued for this project under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. Of these, 18 are acquisition notifications and 2 are errata, published on 18 December 2025 and 30 March 2026.
The first notifications were published on 25 September 2025 and the most recent on 8 June 2026. The notifications were issued in stages, village by village, rather than in one batch.
Three notifications are recorded as having been corrected later: the one dated 12 November 2025, covering 6 villages; the one dated 12 December 2025, covering 4 villages; and the one dated 8 June 2026, covering 1 village. If your land falls under any of these, read the original notice together with the correction.
No notice for this project has been withdrawn, in whole or in part. Since this is a state road under the Highways Act, the National Highways Act procedure (section 3A and section 3D) does not apply, and no section 3D declaration has been issued.
Under the Highways Act, the Government acquires land for a highway by publishing a notice under section 15(1). The owner is first given an opportunity to show cause against the acquisition. Once the notice is published in the Gazette, the land generally vests in the Government free from encumbrances. The Gazette text for your village will state the section under which the notice was issued, and you should confirm it there.
The records do not show whether awards have been passed or possession taken in any village. That has to be confirmed with the land acquisition office handling the project.
Villages in the acquisition list
Uthiramerur taluk, Kancheepuram district (28 villages): Padur (300 survey numbers), Siruthamur (160), Karuveppam Poondi (140), Elanagar (137), Adavapakkam (128), Pazhaveri (120), Arumpuliur (105), Perunagar (105), Aanumanththandalam (97), Manammathy (94), Malaiyankulam (91), Nerkundram (89), Ozhukarai (88), Sempulam (73), Melpakkam (63), Silambakkam (61), Kavampayer (59), Vangaram (54), Azhisur (53), Kannikulam (53), Puthaly (48), Irumaram (43), Gurumancherri (29), Sathancherry (24), Sirumailour (19), Pulivai (4), Neyyadupakkam (3) and Athavapakkam (2).
Kundrathur taluk, Kancheepuram district (2 villages): Vadakkupattu B (78 survey numbers) and Valaiya Karanai (2).
Avadi taluk, Tiruvallur district (2 villages): Palur A (225 survey numbers) and Palur C (63).
Chengalpattu taluk, Chengalpattu district (2 villages): Santhamangalam (42 survey numbers) and Appur (9).
Village names above follow the spelling in the notices. Revenue records sometimes spell the same village differently, so search under each spelling you know. Adavapakkam and Athavapakkam appear as separate entries, so check both if either applies to you.
What to do if your land is listed
First, get the Gazette notice for your village and match the survey number, subdivision and extent against your patta, chitta and FMB sketch. If the notice covers only part of a subdivision, note the exact extent stated.
If your village is covered by a notice that was later corrected, or by one of the two errata, read the correction carefully. A correction can change survey numbers, extents or the names of owners.
Keep your title documents ready: sale deeds, patta, encumbrance certificate, legal heirship papers where relevant, and proof of any structures, wells or trees on the land. You will need these to claim compensation.
Contact the land acquisition officer named in the notice, or the taluk office, to find out whether an enquiry has been fixed or an award passed for your village. File your claim and any objection in writing within the time allowed, and keep the acknowledgement.
Buyers should check every survey number they plan to purchase against these notices before paying an advance. Land covered by a published notice under the Highways Act may already vest in the Government, so a seller may have nothing left to sell for that portion. A clean encumbrance certificate alone does not rule out acquisition.