What land is being acquired and where
The land is needed for the Vijayanagar Junction Grade Separator, an urban road project at Velachery in Chennai district.
The acquisition covers 26 survey numbers in a single village, Velacheri (Part 1), in Velachery taluk.
The records show no other village and no other taluk under this project.
The notice and its stage
The acquisition is made under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and not under the 2013 central land acquisition law. One notification was published in the State Gazette on 5 December 2018. No later notice for this project appears in the records.
Under this Act, the State acquires land for a highway by a notice under section 15(1) published in the Gazette. Once that notice is published, the Act treats the land as vesting in the Government, free from encumbrances. Compensation is then decided under the procedure the Act lays down.
The records show that this notification was corrected after it was first published. It has not been withdrawn, either fully or for any survey number.
The records do not show whether compensation has been decided or paid, or whether possession has been taken. Confirm these points with the land acquisition officer handling the project, through the Chennai District Collectorate or the State Highways Department.
Villages covered
Only one village is affected: Velacheri (Part 1), Velachery taluk, Chennai district. All 26 survey numbers fall within it.
Because the notice was corrected later, read the corrected text together with the original. A survey number, subdivision or extent shown in the first version may have changed.
What to do if your land is listed
Get copies of the original Gazette notification dated 5 December 2018 and the later correction. Match your survey number and subdivision exactly against both. Matching only the main survey number is not enough.
If your land is listed, check your title documents, patta and Encumbrance Certificate. Then file your claim for compensation with the officer named in the notice, with proof of ownership and of any interest such as a lease or mortgage.
If you plan to buy land in Velacheri (Part 1), ask the seller for the survey and subdivision details first. Compare them with the notification and its correction before you pay any advance. Acquired land cannot be sold to you with clear title.