Acquisition of Lands, Notice under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001

What the notification does

The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai published notification reference LA-V(1)/12373018/2025 under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. The notification states that the Governor of Tamil Nadu acquires approximately 65,821 square metres of land in No. 56, Sembulam Village, Uthiramerur Taluk, Kancheepuram District.

The acquisition is for highway purposes connected with development of the Cheyyar SIPCOT Phase I industrial corridor, specifically formation of link road connectivity from Valayakaranai to Manampathy.

Land covered by the acquisition

The Sembulam Village schedule contains 74 entries and identifies each affected parcel by survey number and, where applicable, its new subdivision number. It also provides:

• The total extent of the original parcel.
• The area being acquired in square metres.
• Whether the land is classified as wet or dry.
• Whether the land is vacant.
• Details of trees or saplings recorded on the land.
• Patta numbers and the names of owners or other interested persons.

Most scheduled parcels are described as dry and vacant. Some parcels are classified as wet, and a number of entries record trees or saplings, including neem, palm, teak, pungai, nuna, banyan and other varieties.

Who may be affected

The Sembulam Village acquisition directly affects the owners and interested persons named in the schedule. A buyer, lender or professional dealing with land in this village should compare the property's survey number and subdivision number with the schedule, because only specified portions of some survey fields are acquired.

The notification states that any cause shown by an owner or other person having an interest in the land was considered before publication.

Compensation and plan inspection

The Sembulam Village notification states that compensation for the acquired lands will be paid from funds controlled and managed by the Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited, Chennai, for the Valayakaranai to Manampathy road.

The land plan may be inspected during office hours at:

• The office of the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Highways, Kancheepuram.
• The office of the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Highways, Unit 6, Kancheepuram.

Separate Puthali Village notice

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 829 also begins a separate acquisition notice, numbered No. VI(1)/672(c-2)/2025, concerning link road land in No. 54, Puthali Village. The supplied text does not include its schedule or acquisition extent.