Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 125, Part VI, Section 1 (2025)
The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, issued Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 125 dated 18 March 2025, including Notifications Number VI(1)/159(d-1)/2025, VI(1)/159(d-2)/2025 and VI(1)/159(d-3)/2025, together with industrial land acquisition notices. The notices acquire specified land in Madurai, Dindigul, Coimbatore and Chennai districts for highway improvements, a road over bridge, an approach road and Chennai Metro Rail infrastructure.
What the Gazette governs
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 125 records compulsory acquisition of land by the Governor of Tamil Nadu. The acquisitions are under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 and the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997.
The Gazette affects owners and interested persons connected with the survey numbers listed in its schedules. Buyers and professionals dealing with land in the named villages should compare the survey number and subdivision in the title documents with the Gazette schedules.
Highway acquisitions
The Commissioner of Land Administration notifications acquire the following land for the Highways Department:
- Notification Number VI(1)/159(d-1)/2025 acquires 1,403 square metres of dry land in Erumarpatti Village, Usilampatti Taluk, Madurai District. The purpose is curve improvements at KM 1/2 of Elumalai Road.
- Notification Number VI(1)/159(d-2)/2025 acquires 2,692 square metres of dry land in Thirumanikkam Village, Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District. The purpose is curve improvements at KM 18/4 and 18/6 of Thummakkundu - Ulaipatti Road.
- Notification Number VI(1)/159(d-3)/2025 acquires 130 square metres in Balakrishnapuram Village, Dindigul East Taluk, Dindigul District. The land is required for construction of a road over bridge on Dindigul - Manakattur Road in place of specified railway level crossings.
The compensation for these highway acquisitions is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by the Highways Department.
Industrial purpose acquisitions
The industrial acquisition notices cover:
- 804 square metres in Survey Number 117/4B1A at Kurumbapalayam Village, Neelambur Group, Sulur Taluk, Coimbatore District, for formation of an approach road. Compensation is to be paid from funds managed by ELCOT.
- 699 square metres in Sholinganallur-1 Village, Sholinganallur Taluk, Chennai District, for Corridor 3, Viaduct, Spur Line at Sholinganallur. Compensation is to be paid from funds managed by Chennai Metro Rail Limited.
Plans and property checks
Plans for the Madurai acquisitions may be inspected during office hours at the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Highways, Madurai, and the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Highways Unit 1, Collector Campus, New Building, Madurai 20. The Coimbatore plan is available from the District Collector, Coimbatore, and the Sholinganallur plan from the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Chennai Metro Rail Limited, during office hours.
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Common questions
How can I tell whether my property is included?
Compare the district, taluk, village, survey number and subdivision in your property records with the schedules in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 125. The schedules also identify landowners or interested persons and the extent acquired.
Are the lands only proposed for acquisition?
No. The notices state that the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby acquires the land specified in the schedules.
Who will pay compensation for the acquired land?
Highways Department funds cover the highway acquisitions. ELCOT funds cover the Kurumbapalayam approach road, while Chennai Metro Rail Limited funds cover the Sholinganallur acquisition.
Where can I inspect the acquisition plans?
The Gazette identifies inspection offices in Madurai for the Madurai projects, the District Collector in Coimbatore for the Kurumbapalayam land, and the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Chennai Metro Rail Limited, for the Sholinganallur land. Inspection is available during office hours.
