Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 10, Part VI, Section 1

What the Gazette governs

The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, published two land acquisition notifications in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 10, Part VI, Section 1, dated 9 January 2026. Each notification identifies the purpose of acquisition, the total land required, the source of compensation funds and the office where the land plan can be inspected.

Road land acquisition in Melpakkam Village

Notification No. VI(1)/7(d-1)/2026 acquires 52,715 square metres of wet and dry land in No. 11, Melpakkam Village, Uthiramerur Taluk, Kancheepuram District. The acquisition is for the development of the Cheyyar SIPCOT Phase-I industrial corridor, specifically the formation of link road connectivity from Valayakkaranai to Manampathy.

Key details include:

• The schedule contains 64 land entries, beginning with Survey No. 417/3 and covering the survey numbers and subdivisions listed in the Gazette.
• The schedule records the area acquired from each parcel, land type, structures, trees, patta number and named owners or interested persons.
• Listed property features include wells with electricity connections, a cement sheet house, a pump shed and various trees or saplings.
• Compensation is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by the Chief Engineer, Construction and Maintenance, Chennai.
• The land plans can be inspected during office hours at the Special District Revenue Officer, Land Acquisition, Highways, Kancheepuram, and the Special Tahsildar, Land Acquisition, Highways Unit-6, Kancheepuram Unit.

Limestone mining land acquisition in Kairlabath Village

Notification No. VI(1)/7(d-2)/2026 acquires approximately 8.40.50 hectares in Block No. 57, No. 11, Kairlabath Village, Ariyalur Taluk, Ariyalur District. The land is required for limestone mining for Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited.

Key details include:

• The acquisition is for an industrial purpose under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997.
• Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited will provide the entire compensation amount from funds it manages.
• The schedule identifies survey numbers, acquired areas, land type and owners or interested persons.
• The land plan can be inspected during office hours at the office of the District Revenue Officer, Ariyalur.

Who should check the schedules

Property owners, buyers and professionals dealing with land in Melpakkam Village or Kairlabath Village should compare the survey number and subdivision in their records with the relevant Gazette schedule. Names and patta numbers are useful references, but the acquisition itself is described parcel by parcel through survey details and acquired extent.