Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 40, Part VI, Section 1 (40 VI 1 v4)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 40, Part VI, Section 1, on Wednesday, October 9, 2013, containing notifications by heads of departments, including General Notification numbers VI(1)/374/2013 and VI(1)/388/2013 to VI(1)/391/2013. The issue declares specified land in Oragadam, Ponmar and Mambakkam as multistoried building areas, sets conditions for building approval, orders the liquidation of an industrial cooperative society and publishes notice of a recovered object. The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning issued the building declarations dated 13th September 2013, while the Secretary, Industries Commissioner and Director of Industries and Commerce, Registrar of Industrial Co-operative Societies issued the liquidation notice dated 13th September 2013.
What the Gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 40, Part VI, Section 1 contains several separate public notifications rather than one rule applying across Tamil Nadu. Property buyers, developers and professionals should check whether land they are considering falls within the listed survey numbers or the identified industrial layout plot.
The contents also list planning notices concerning the Tiruchirappalli bypass road Detailed Development Plan, the Saravanampatti Detailed Development Plan and the Coimbatore Local Planning Area Master Plan, along with a notification on conferment of powers under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Multistoried building areas
The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning issued three declarations dated 13th September 2013:
- General Notification number VI(1)/389/2013 declares Plot CP-8 in the approved Oragadam SIPCOT Layout, measuring 4.70 acres, as a multistoried building area for commercial buildings.
- General Notification number VI(1)/390/2013 declares listed survey lands in Ponmar Village as a multistoried building area for residential and commercial buildings. The total area is 25.07.0 hectares, or 61.92 acres, comprising 52.39 acres for residential use and 9.53 acres for commercial use.
- General Notification number VI(1)/391/2013 declares listed survey lands in Mambakkam Village as a multistoried building area for residential buildings.
Building approval conditions
The planning declarations require compliance with the Tamil Nadu Multistoried and Public Building Rules, 1973 and related instructions. The stated conditions include:
- Compliance with floor space index and plot coverage requirements.
- Clearances or no objection certificates from the relevant planning, highways, traffic police, fire service, airport, microwave and pollution control authorities, and environmental clearance where required.
- Earthquake-resistant structural design by a registered professional structural engineer, based on NBC 2005.
- Ramps, accessible parking, sufficient lifts and emergency escape stairs.
- Drainage, sewage treatment, rainwater harvesting, solar energy arrangements and fire extinguishers.
- Structural stability documentation signed by the owner, architect and structural design engineer.
The Oragadam site must also show a 10-foot green strip and a 30-foot service road because it abuts a National Highway. The Ponmar notification specifies a maximum building height of 30 metres.
Other public notices
General Notification number VI(1)/388/2013 orders the immediate winding up of the Arignar Anna Coir and Fibre Extraction Industrial Co-operative Society Limited, Industrial Number 1415, and appoints the Assistant Director of Industries and Commerce at the District Industries Centre, Villupuram, as Official Liquidator.
General Notification number VI(1)/374/2013 concerns an 80-gram white-metal Murugan statue found near the Amaravathi riverbank and kept at the Karur Government Museum. It invites ownership claims and states that the object may be declared ownerless if no valid claim is made.
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Common questions
Does the Gazette allow multistoried construction anywhere in Oragadam?
No. General Notification number VI(1)/389/2013 applies specifically to Plot CP-8 in approved Oragadam SIPCOT Layout L.P/DTCP No. 13/2011, measuring 4.70 acres.
Are all lands in Ponmar covered by the multistoried building declaration?
No. General Notification number VI(1)/390/2013 applies only to the survey numbers listed in the notification, covering a stated total of 61.92 acres.
Does designation as a multistoried building area remove the need for approvals?
No. The declarations require building-plan approval and applicable clearances or no objection certificates from the listed authorities, together with compliance with structural, fire safety, accessibility, drainage and environmental conditions.
What happened to the Arignar Anna Coir and Fibre Extraction Industrial Co-operative Society Limited?
General Notification number VI(1)/388/2013 ordered its affairs to be wound up with immediate effect and appointed the Assistant Director of Industries and Commerce, District Industries Centre, Villupuram, as Official Liquidator.
