Declaration of Draft Amendment to inclusion of the Additional Areas in the Salem Local Planning Area under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act
The Housing and Urban Development Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 187, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)], dated 29th December 2014, declares the Governor of Tamil Nadu's intention to add listed areas to the Salem Local Planning Area and invites objections or suggestions before the stated two month period expires. The draft supersedes Housing and Urban Development Department Notification No. II(2)/HOU/649/2013 dated 28th August 2013 and proposes to replace the area table in Notification No. II(2)/HOU/836/97 dated 26th March 1997.
What the notification does
The Housing and Urban Development Department's G.O. Ms. No. 187, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)], dated 29th December 2014, is a draft amendment under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. It declares an intention to include additional areas within the Salem Local Planning Area.
The draft was published as Notification No. II(2)/HOU/44/2015 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 28th January 2015. It supersedes Notification No. II(2)/HOU/649/2013 dated 28th August 2013.
Areas covered
The draft amendment proposes to substitute the existing table in Housing and Urban Development Department Notification No. II(2)/HOU/836/97 dated 26th March 1997. The replacement table contains 278 entries and identifies areas by serial number, local planning area and revenue village number or name.
The listed places include:
- Salem Municipal Area, covering Wards A to N of the old municipal area.
- Numerous revenue villages and reserved forest areas associated with Salem Taluk.
- Areas under Omalur Taluk, including Omalur, Taramangalam and Kadayampatti.
- Areas under Sankari Taluk, including Naduvaneri, Teppakuttai and Edanganasali.
- Areas under Vazhapadi Taluk, including Kolattukombai, Nirmullikuttai and Anuppur.
- Reserved forest entries such as Nagarmalai Reserved Forest, Kanjamalai Reserved Forest, Godumalai Reserved Forest and Vellalakundam Reserved Forest.
Who may be affected
The proposed inclusion is relevant to inhabitants, local authorities and institutions within the listed areas. Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in or near Salem should compare the revenue village name and number in their records with the replacement table.
The notification records only a draft intention to expand the Salem Local Planning Area. It does not state in the supplied text that the proposed amendment became final.
Objections and suggestions
The Government of Tamil Nadu stated that the proposal would be considered on or after two months from its Gazette publication. Written objections or suggestions received from an inhabitant, local authority or institution within the local areas before that period expired were to be considered.
Submissions were to be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.
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Common questions
Does the notification finally add my village to the Salem Local Planning Area?
The notification declares a draft intention to include the listed additional areas. The supplied text does not state that the amendment became final.
How can I check whether my property is within an area listed in the draft?
Compare the revenue village name and number in the property records with the replacement table. The table contains 278 entries, including municipal areas, revenue villages and reserved forest areas.
Could residents object to the proposed inclusion?
Yes. An inhabitant, local authority or institution in the local areas could submit a written objection or suggestion before the two month period from Gazette publication expired.
Which earlier notification did the draft replace?
The draft supersedes Housing and Urban Development Department Notification No. II(2)/HOU/649/2013 dated 28th August 2013. It also proposes to substitute the table in Notification No. II(2)/HOU/836/97 dated 26th March 1997.
