Notice under Section 15(1) of Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 (517 Ex VI 1)

What this gazette notice does

The Commissioner of Land Administration (FAC), Chepauk, Chennai 600 005, in Rc.No.CPRRP/CLA/15(1)/008/2020, published a land acquisition notice in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated December 10, 2020.

The notice says the Government of Tamil Nadu has acquired specified lands in No.49 Vishnuvakkam Village, Tiruvallur Taluk, Tiruvallur District for the Chennai Peripheral Ring Road Project. The stated purpose is formation of road connectivity from Ennore Port to Mahabalipuram, from Km.42+973 to Km.43+886, for the Highways Department.

Who is affected

This notice affects people who own, occupy, or claim an interest in the listed lands in Vishnuvakkam Village.

It covers:

• wet and dry lands
• a total acquisition extent of 52,217 square metres
• owners and interested persons named against each survey entry
• structures, wells, trees, fencing, electric poles and other assets standing on the land

Key points in the notification

• The acquisition is published under Section 15(1) of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, read with the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operation, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2019.
• The Government of Tamil Nadu states that it considered the cause shown by the owner or other persons having interest in the lands.
• The compensation amount for the acquired lands is to be paid out of the funds controlled and managed by the Highways Department.
• The lands are in No.49 Vishnuvakkam Village, Tiruvallur Taluk, Tiruvallur District.
• The schedule lists individual survey and sub-division numbers, classification as wet or dry, patta numbers, acquisition extent, and the names of owners or interested persons.

What land and assets are listed

The schedule includes many survey fields, including parts of survey numbers such as 83, 84, 90, 95, 119, 120, 121, 122, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 and 147.

The listed assets include, among others:

• paddy cultivation
• vacant land
• thorn bushes
• round well, bore well and dilapidated well
• coconut, neem, tamarind, mango, teak wood and other trees
• terraced house with compound
• cattle shed, pump shed and shed
• sump and septic tank
• low tension electric poles and transformer
• stone pillars, iron poles and wire fencing
• earthworm fertilizer plant

Where to inspect the land plan

The notice says the land plans are kept for inspection 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 III, Tiruvallur