Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 65, Part VI, Section 1
The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, issued Notification Nos. VI(1)/93(a-1)/2025, VI(1)/93(a-2)/2025 and VI(1)/93(a-3)/2025 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 14 February 2025. The notifications acquire specified lands in Punnapakkam Village, Tiruvallur District, for the Chennai Peripheral Ring Road Project, and in Kappiyarai ‘B’ Village, Kanniyakumari District, for doubling the broad-gauge railway line between Eraniel and Parassala.
What the notifications do
The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, has published three land acquisition notifications. The first two use the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, while the third uses the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997.
The acquisition schedules identify survey numbers, subdivisions, land classifications, areas, trees or structures, and named landowners or interested persons.
Chennai Peripheral Ring Road acquisitions
Notification No. VI(1)/93(a-1)/2025 acquires additional wet, dry and manavari lands in No. 73 Punnapakkam Village, Block I, Uthukottai Taluk, Tiruvallur District. The stated purpose is highway connectivity from Mahabalipuram to Ennore Port as part of the Chennai Peripheral Ring Road Project.
Key details include:
- The total area acquired in Block I is 3,397 square metres.
- The schedule contains 39 entries covering full or partial survey fields.
- Recorded features include vacant land, PVC pipe lines, trees and an RCC roof motor room.
- Compensation is to be paid from funds controlled and managed by the Divisional Engineer, Chennai Peripheral Ring Road Project, Chennai.
Notification No. VI(1)/93(a-2)/2025 acquires additional dry lands in Punnapakkam Village, Block II, for the same road project.
- The total area acquired in Block II is 574 square metres.
- The listed land includes rose plants, coconut and drumstick trees, jasmine plants and other dry land parcels.
- Compensation is also to come from funds managed by the Divisional Engineer, Chennai Peripheral Ring Road Project, Chennai.
Kanniyakumari railway acquisition
Notification No. VI(1)/93(a-3)/2025 acquires 44,801 square metres in Kappiyarai ‘B’ Village, Kalkulam Taluk, Kanniyakumari District. The land is required for doubling the broad-gauge railway line between Eraniel and Parassala.
The schedule lists landowners or interested persons and records trees and plants on individual parcels. Compensation is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by Southern Railways.
Who should check the schedules
Owners, interested persons and prospective buyers dealing with the listed survey numbers should compare their land records with the acquisition schedules. Plans for the Punnapakkam lands may be inspected during office hours at the specified land acquisition offices. The Kappiyarai ‘B’ land plans may be inspected during office hours at the office of the District Collector, Kanniyakumari District.
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Common questions
Does the gazette acquire land in Punnapakkam for the Chennai Peripheral Ring Road?
Yes. It acquires 3,397 square metres in Block I and 574 square metres of dry land in Block II of No. 73 Punnapakkam Village, Uthukottai Taluk, Tiruvallur District.
Where can I inspect the plans for the Punnapakkam acquisition?
The plans are kept at the office of the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Highways-I, Tiruvallur at Ambattur, and the office of the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Unit II, Highways-I, Tiruvallur. They may be inspected during office hours.
What railway project is covered by the Kanniyakumari acquisition?
The land is acquired for doubling the broad-gauge railway line between Eraniel and Parassala in Kappiyarai ‘B’ Village, Kalkulam Taluk.
Who will fund compensation for the acquired lands?
Compensation for the Punnapakkam lands is to be paid from funds managed by the Divisional Engineer, Chennai Peripheral Ring Road Project, Chennai. Compensation for the Kappiyarai ‘B’ lands is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by Southern Railways.
