Variation to the Approved Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area, 2026, Tharapakkam, Gerugambakkam, Kulapakkam and Manapakkam Villages
The Housing and Urban Development Department, through the Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, issued G.O. Ms. No. 144, Housing and Urban Development (UD1) Department, dated 21 July 2022, to vary the approved Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026. It reclassifies specified survey numbers in Tharapakkam, Gerugambakkam, Kulapakkam and Manapakkam from Institutional Use Zone for airport expansion to Agricultural, Residential, Industrial or Water Body zones.
What the notification changes
G.O. Ms. No. 144, Housing and Urban Development (UD1) Department, dated 21 July 2022, changes the land use classification of specified survey numbers that had been marked as Institutional Use Zone for airport expansion. The variation was made by the Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and published by the Housing and Urban Development Department.
The changes apply within the Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026. They do not reclassify every property in the four villages. A property is affected only if its survey number, including any stated subdivision or part, appears in the notification.
Village level changes
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority variation makes the following changes:
- In Tharapakkam village, specified lands are reclassified as Agricultural Use Zone, Residential Use Zone or Water Body.
- In Gerugambakkam village, specified lands are reclassified as Agricultural Use Zone, Residential Use Zone, Industrial Use Zone or Water Body.
- In Kulapakkam village, specified lands are reclassified as Agricultural Use Zone, Residential Use Zone or Water Body.
- In Manapakkam village, specified lands are reclassified as Agricultural Use Zone, Residential Use Zone, Industrial Use Zone or Water Body.
Tharapakkam, Gerugambakkam and Kulapakkam are identified as being in Kundrathur Taluk, Kancheepuram District, within the Kundrathur Panchayat Union limit. Manapakkam is identified as being in Alandur Taluk, Chennai District, within the Greater Chennai Corporation limit.
Maps added to the master plan
The Housing and Urban Development Department notification adds a separate variation map reference for each village:
- Tharapakkam, Map No. PPD / MP II (V) No. 42A / 2022.
- Gerugambakkam, Map No. PPD / MP II (V) No. 42B / 2022.
- Kulapakkam, Map No. PPD / MP II (V) No. 42C / 2022.
- Manapakkam, Map No. PPD / MP II (V) No. 42D / 2022.
Each variation map must be read with the corresponding village land use map identified in the notification.
Who should check the survey lists
Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in these four villages should compare the complete survey number and subdivision in their records with the notification. Particular care is needed where the notification covers only part of a survey number, because the change may not apply to the whole survey field.
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Common questions
Does the notification change the land use of every property in the four villages?
No. It changes only the survey numbers, subdivisions and specified parts listed for Tharapakkam, Gerugambakkam, Kulapakkam and Manapakkam.
What was the previous classification of the affected lands?
The listed lands were classified as Institutional Use Zone for airport expansion before being reclassified.
Are any lands reclassified as industrial use?
Yes. Specified survey numbers in Gerugambakkam and Manapakkam are reclassified as Industrial Use Zone.
Does the variation identify water bodies?
Yes. Specified survey numbers in all four villages are reclassified from Institutional Use Zone for airport expansion to Water Body.
