Notice under Section 15(1) of Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 read with the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operation, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2019 (360 Ex VI 1)

What the notification does

Notification No. VI(1)/225(b)/2021 is a land acquisition notice issued by the Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005, and published on August 13, 2021. It states that the lands listed in its schedule are acquired for a highways purpose.

Key details are:

• The acquisition covers 81,804 square metres, a little more or less, of patta land.
• The land classifications include Wet, Dry and Manavari.
• All listed land is in No. 95, Putlur (Block II) Village, Tiruvallur Taluk, Tiruvallur District.
• The purpose is road connectivity from Ennore Port to Mahabalipuram, between KM 55.461 and KM 57.668, as part of the Chennai Peripheral Ring Road Project of the Highways Department.
• The legal basis stated is sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, read with the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operation, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2019.

Who may be affected

Owners, interested persons and anyone considering a transaction involving the scheduled land should compare the property's survey number, subdivision, acquisition subdivision and patta number with the gazette schedule.

The schedule identifies:

• Survey numbers and subdivisions.
• Total land extent and the area acquired in square metres.
• Patta numbers and named owners or interested persons.
• Immovable assets on some acquisition areas, including houses, compound walls, fencing, bore wells, pipelines, crops, trees, electricity poles and a tar road.

Some entries acquire only part of a survey field. A matching main survey number alone may therefore be insufficient to determine the exact affected area.

Compensation and consideration of claims

Notification No. VI(1)/225(b)/2021 states that the Government of Tamil Nadu decided that the entire compensation awarded for the lands would be paid from funds controlled and managed by the Highways Department. It also states that the Government considered the cause shown by owners or other persons having an interest in the lands before publishing the notice.

The notification does not state individual compensation amounts or rates.

Where to inspect the plans

The acquisition plans may be inspected during office hours at:

• The Office of the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Chennai Peripheral Ring Road Project, Chennai 600 058.
• The Office of the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Chennai Peripheral Ring Road Project, Unit IV, Tiruvallur.