Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 279, Part VI, Section 1
The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, issued Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 279, Part VI, Section 1, dated 11 June 2026, containing acquisition notification LA-IV-2/14063869/2026 and errata notification LA-V(2)/14109319/2026, numbered No. VI(1)/359(a-2)/2026. The notifications acquire 438.5 square metres in Purasawalkam Village for Corridor 3, 13, Purasawalkam Metro Station, and amend land details in the earlier highways acquisition notification No. VI(1)/354(c)/2025 for a link road in Palladam Taluk, Tiruppur District. The entire compensation for the Metro acquisition is to be paid from funds managed by Chennai Metro Rail Limited.
What the gazette covers
The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, published two land acquisition matters in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 279, Part VI, Section 1, dated 11 June 2026. One acquires land for Purasawalkam Metro Station. The other corrects the schedules in an earlier highways acquisition notification relating to a link road in Palladam Taluk.
Purasawalkam Metro acquisition
Acquisition notification LA-IV-2/14063869/2026 states that the Governor of Tamil Nadu acquires land under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 for the formation of Corridor 3, 13, Purasawalkam Metro Station.
Key particulars are:
- Location: Purasawalkam Village, Purasawalkam Taluk, Chennai District.
- Ward or block: 49.
- Survey number: 3051/2.
- Total extent: 695.5 square metres.
- Extent acquired: 438.5 square metres, or 4,720.014 square feet, a little more or less.
- Land description: Ryotwari quit rent land with a ground plus three storey building.
- Listed owner or interested person: Mahendra Kumar.
- Compensation is to be paid from funds managed by Chennai Metro Rail Limited.
Plans may be inspected during office hours at the office of the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Chennai Metro Rail Limited, Chennai.
Corrections to the Palladam link road acquisition
Errata notification LA-V(2)/14109319/2026, numbered No. VI(1)/359(a-2)/2026, amends notification No. VI(1)/354(c)/2025 published on 31 May 2025. The earlier notification concerns the formation of a link road from the Palladam-Cochin Frontier Road to the Palladam-Dharapuram Road.
The corrected entries include:
- Panikkampatti Village: survey 257/2B is corrected to 227 square metres. Survey 258/1B is corrected to 398 square metres and records one hollow block building.
- Vadugapalayam Village: survey 126/2 is corrected to 535 square metres. New entries add 105 square metres in survey 255/3 and 150 square metres in survey 310/1B.
- Sitthambalam Village: survey 1/2A is corrected to survey 1/2A1. The total extent is shown as 0.2.65 hectares, with 42 square metres to be acquired and a compound wall recorded.
Owners, buyers and professionals dealing with these survey numbers should use the corrected schedule rather than the replaced entries in the 2025 notification.
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Common questions
Is the entire 695.5 square metres in survey number 3051/2 being acquired?
No. The schedule gives a total extent of 695.5 square metres and an acquisition extent of 438.5 square metres.
Where can I inspect the plan for the Purasawalkam Metro land?
The plan is available during office hours at the office of the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Chennai Metro Rail Limited, Chennai.
Who will fund compensation for the Purasawalkam acquisition?
The entire compensation is to be paid from funds managed by Chennai Metro Rail Limited.
Does the gazette change the earlier Palladam link road acquisition schedule?
Yes. Errata notification LA-V(2)/14109319/2026 corrects extents, structures and survey details for land in Panikkampatti, Vadugapalayam and Sitthambalam Villages.
