Tamil Nadu land acquisition for 7 projects: Chennai Metro, NLC expansion, SIPCOT parks and aviation training centre
Tamil Nadu has ordered land acquisition for 7 projects including Chennai Metro Rail, NLC mine expansion, SIPCOT parks and an aviation training institute.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In September 2026, the Tamil Nadu government issued orders to acquire land for 7 projects, including Chennai Metro Rail, NLC India’s Cuddalore mine expansion, the Udangudi thermal power project in Thoothukudi, and SIPCOT industrial parks in Cuddalore, Tiruvannamalai and Coimbatore.
Key specifics
- Chennai Metro Rail will acquire 24 square metres of vacant land for the Chetpet Metro station in Egmore taluk.
- Udangudi Thermal Power Project Stage 2 and 3 will acquire 9.3 hectares in Manadu Thandupathu village, Thoothukudi district.
- NLC India’s expansion needs 1.28 hectares in Vanathirayapuram and 5.04 hectares in Gangai Kondan villages in Cuddalore district.
- Cuddalore SIPCOT industrial park land includes 11.58 hectares, 14.56 hectares, 9.04 hectares and 30.5 hectares in Thiyagavalli and Kudikadu villages.
- Cheyyar SIPCOT Stage 3 in Melma village, Tiruvannamalai district, will acquire 22.16 hectares; a new SIPCOT park in Kodangipalayam, Coimbatore, will acquire 4.31 hectares.
Exam lens
TNPSC geography-and-governance question type: match the project with district, land area and implementing agency, Chennai Metro Rail, NLC India, SIPCOT, Udangudi, Cuddalore, Thoothukudi, Tiruvannamalai, Coimbatore. A likely one-liner asks which Tamil Nadu districts saw land acquisition orders for major infrastructure and industrial projects in September 2026.