Draft Variation to the List of Parks, Play Fields and Open Spaces Within Rajapalayam Municipality
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 78, Municipal Administration and Water Supply [MA. 5(1)], dated 26 May 2016, proposing to amend the notified list of parks, play fields and open spaces within Rajapalayam Municipality. The draft proposes to delete the entry for 0.08712 acres in Survey No. 233/4, Ward 12, because the property is privately owned, and invited interested persons to submit written objections or suggestions within seven days of Gazette publication.
What the draft governs
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, published a draft variation under the Tamil Nadu Parks, Play Fields and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1959. It concerns the official list of parks, play fields and open spaces within the jurisdiction of Rajapalayam Municipality.
The affected list had been revised through G.O. (Ms.) No. 157, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated 18 August 2008, and published as Notification No. II(2)/MAWS/407/2008 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 10 September 2008.
Proposed change
The draft variation proposes the following change to the schedule of open spaces:
- Delete Serial Number 4 under the heading “Open Spaces”.
- Delete all related entries in Columns (2) to (9).
- The entry covers 0.08712 acres in Survey No. 233/4 of Ward 12 within Rajapalayam Municipality.
The 2016 Gazette publication is a draft proposal. It does not state that the deletion had already become final.
Reason given
The Government of Tamil Nadu recorded that the land listed at Serial Number 4 is private property. The Gazette states that, under the Act's definition, an open space can be land belonging only to the Government or a local authority.
The Director of Town and Country Planning requested deletion of the entry. The Director of Municipal Administration also reported that the Rajapalayam Municipal Council, through Resolution No. 148 dated 30 June 2014, had resolved to send a deletion proposal to the Town and Country Planning Department. The Government accepted the proposal for publication as a draft variation.
Who may be affected
The draft variation may matter to the owner of Survey No. 233/4 in Ward 12, prospective buyers, neighbouring owners, Rajapalayam Municipality and anyone relying on the notified open space list. It specifically concerns whether the identified private property should remain recorded as an open space in that list.
Objections and suggestions
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department invited interested persons to submit written objections or suggestions within seven days from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. Submissions were to be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.
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Common questions
Was Survey No. 233/4 immediately removed from the open space list?
The Gazette published only a draft variation proposing deletion. It does not state that the deletion had become final.
Which property does the proposed deletion cover?
It covers 0.08712 acres in Survey No. 233/4, Ward 12, within Rajapalayam Municipality, recorded as Serial Number 4 under “Open Spaces”.
Why did the Government propose deleting the entry?
The Gazette states that the property is privately owned, while the Act's definition allows an open space to be land belonging only to the Government or a local authority.
Could an interested person object to the draft variation?
Yes. The notification invited written objections or suggestions within seven days from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department.
