Demarcation of Containment Zone to Control COVID-19, List of Containment Zone as on 20.08.2021 under the Disaster Management Act, 2005
The Government of Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 536, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), dated 26 August 2021, notifying 606 COVID-19 containment zones under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, based on their status as on 20 August 2021. The notification identifies affected locations by district, HUD, containment zone description and pincode.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 536, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), dated 26 August 2021, was issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Department. It formally notifies the list of containment zones as on 20 August 2021 for controlling the coronavirus under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
The notification is a dated public health record. It does not contain provisions changing land ownership, property boundaries, title, registration or land use.
Areas covered
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department records a total of 606 containment zones across Tamil Nadu. The district summary includes:
- Chennai, 201 zones.
- Coimbatore, 92 zones.
- Thanjavur, 47 zones.
- Erode, 42 zones.
- Chengalpattu, 29 zones.
- Namakkal, 26 zones.
- Nilgiris, 23 zones.
- Thiruvarur, 19 zones.
- Kallakurichi and Tiruppur, 16 zones each.
Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Karur, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Ranipet, Thirupathur, Villupuram and Virudhunagar are shown as having no containment zones in the district summary.
Information provided for each zone
The containment zone list is organised using the following fields:
- Serial number.
- District.
- HUD.
- Containment zone address or location.
- Pincode.
Locations include streets, residential colonies, apartment buildings, flats and named localities. For example, the Ariyalur entries identify Pilakurichi and Paranam in Sendurai, both with pincode 621804. The Chennai entries identify individual streets and localities across multiple pincodes.
Relevance to property buyers and owners
A buyer, owner or property professional can use the notification to check whether an address appeared in the official containment zone list as on 20 August 2021. Matching should be based on the location description and pincode, rather than the district total alone.
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department notification does not provide later updates or state whether any listed location remained a containment zone after the recorded date. Current status cannot be determined from this document alone.
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Common questions
Does this notification change my property ownership or land classification?
No such change is stated. The notification lists COVID-19 containment zones and contains no provision changing ownership, title, registration, property boundaries or land use.
How can I check whether my property was in a containment zone?
Compare the property address with the listed containment zone description, district and pincode. The list also includes an HUD column.
How many containment zones were notified?
The district summary records 606 containment zones as on 20 August 2021.
Does the document show whether a location is still a containment zone?
No. The list records the position as on 20 August 2021 and does not provide later status updates.
