List of Containment Zones as on 14-08-2020 under the Disaster Management Act, 2005
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No. 426 on 18 August 2020, notifying the list of containment zones as on 14 August 2020 under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The notification identifies 1,742 containment zones across 36 districts for demarcation to control coronavirus and notes that containment in Dharmapuri had been completed.
Purpose and legal basis
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No. 426 on 18 August 2020 under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, the notification formally lists containment zones as on 14 August 2020 for demarcation to control coronavirus.
Who it affects
The containment zone list is relevant to residents, property owners, buyers, occupiers and professionals checking whether a particular locality was identified as a containment zone on 14 August 2020. Its relevance is based on the location of the property or premises, including the district, named street or locality and pincode shown in the list.
Key provisions
- The notification records a total of 1,742 containment zones across 36 districts.
- Theni had the largest district total shown, with 266 containment zones.
- Other district totals include Kancheepuram with 139, Tiruvarur with 119, Tiruvannamalai with 99, Cuddalore and Thanjavur with 98 each, and Pudukkottai with 95.
- Chennai had 13 containment zones, Chengalpattu had 42, Coimbatore had 34 and Tiruvallur had 54.
- Erode had one containment zone, while Karur had three and Vellore had four.
- The notification states that containment in Dharmapuri had been completed.
- Individual entries are organised by serial number, district, HUD, containment zone and pincode.
- Listed areas include specific streets, wards, colonies, apartments, quarters, villages and institutional premises. Examples include MKB Nagar and Saligramam in Chennai, Peelamedu and Saravanampatti in Coimbatore, and several wards and localities in Chengalpattu.
How to use the list
A reader checking a property should compare its district, locality or street and pincode with the individual entries. The district totals show how many zones were recorded, but the detailed entries identify the particular places covered. A district appearing in the summary does not by itself identify every place in that district as a containment zone.
Property matters not covered
G.O. Ms. No. 426 concerns public health containment demarcation. The supplied notification does not set out rules about property ownership, land classification, sale, registration, construction approval or changes in land use.
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Common questions
Was my entire district treated as a containment zone?
The notification gives a district total and separately lists specific streets, wards, colonies, villages and other locations. A district total alone does not identify every place in that district as a containment zone.
What date does the containment zone list reflect?
The list reflects containment zones as on 14 August 2020. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 426 on 18 August 2020.
Was Dharmapuri included in the containment zone count?
The notification does not give Dharmapuri a containment zone count. It notes that containment in Dharmapuri had been completed.
Does this notification affect property ownership or land classification?
The notification is for demarcating containment zones to control coronavirus. It does not set out provisions on property ownership, land classification or land use.
