G.O. Ms. No. 34, NH 205 Padi to Thirunindravur State Highways Urban Stretch, 2013
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Highways and Minor Ports Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 34, Highways and Minor Ports (HV1), dated 19th March 2013, declaring the Padi to Thirunindravur section of National Highway 205, from km 59/6 to km 81/6, as a State Highways Urban stretch. The declaration enables the Government of Tamil Nadu to take up widening and strengthening of this 22 km section.
What the government declared
G.O. Ms. No. 34, Highways and Minor Ports (HV1), dated 19th March 2013, was issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Highways and Minor Ports Department. It declares the Padi to Thirunindravur section of National Highway 205, between km 59/6 and km 81/6, as a State Highways Urban stretch.
The purpose of the declaration is to enable the Government of Tamil Nadu to undertake widening and strengthening works on this section.
Road covered by the declaration
The declaration applies only to the following road section:
- Road: National Highway 205, described as the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh Border, Renigunda, Tiruthani and Chennai Road.
- Section: Padi to Thirunindravur.
- Chainage: km 59/6 to km 81/6.
- Length identified in the notification: 22 km.
The notification states that the total length of this National Highway 205 road is 81.60 km, from km 0/0 to km 81/6.
Why the section was treated separately
The Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, had notified the Padi to Tirupathi Road as National Highway 205 on 6th January 1999 and entrusted it to the National Highways Authority of India on 27th September 2005.
The National Highways Authority of India later took up four laning under the National Highways Development Programme Phase III. The project awarded on 12th July 2010 excluded the 22 km Padi to Thirunindravur section between km 59/6 and km 81/6.
The notification records that:
- The road is one of four National Highways branching from Chennai.
- It is used by pilgrims travelling from Chennai to Tiruthani and Tirupathi.
- The section passes through a thickly populated urban area and the Ambattur Industrial Estate area.
- The District Collector, Tiruvallur, and the Chief Engineer (Construction and Maintenance), Highways Department, requested widening and strengthening of the section.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. Ms. No. 34 authorises the road section to be treated as a State Highways Urban stretch for development works. A buyer or owner dealing with property along the identified Padi to Thirunindravur corridor should be aware that widening and strengthening works may be taken up there.
The notification does not identify individual properties, land acquisition boundaries, compensation, fees or building restrictions.
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Common questions
Which part of National Highway 205 is covered?
The declaration covers the 22 km section from Padi to Thirunindravur, between km 59/6 and km 81/6.
Does the notification approve road widening?
The declaration enables the Government of Tamil Nadu to take up widening and strengthening of the Padi to Thirunindravur section.
Does the notification identify land to be acquired?
No individual properties or land acquisition boundaries are identified in the notification.
Why was this section declared a State Highways Urban stretch?
The section had been excluded from the National Highways Authority of India four laning project. The notification also records that it passes through thickly populated urban areas and the Ambattur Industrial Estate area.
