Variation Notifications under the Tamil Nadu Parks, Play-fields and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 41 and G.O. Ms. No. 42 on 8th February 2011. The notifications alter the approved 1967 list of parks and play-fields by changing the survey and extent entries for St. Joseph’s College Play-field and removing Periyar Training School from the list.
What the notifications do
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 41, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MC.II), dated 8th February 2011, and G.O. Ms. No. 42, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MC.II), dated 8th February 2011. Acting under the Tamil Nadu Parks, Play-fields and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1959, the Governor of Tamil Nadu varied the approved list published through Education Department Notification No. 75 of 1967 in the Fort St. George Gazette dated 14th June 1967.
The draft variations had been published before the final notifications.
Changes to St. Joseph’s College Play-field
G.O. Ms. No. 41 changes entries under the heading “Play-fields” for “20 St. Joseph’s College Play-field”. The notification makes two specific changes:
- Entry “293” in column (2), together with all related entries in columns (3) to (8), is omitted.
- Survey entry “294/1” in column (2) is replaced by “New S.No. 40 part”.
- The corresponding entry “0,6160” in column (3) is replaced by “0 22,000”.
The notification does not identify the units used in column (3) or reproduce the remaining columns of the approved list.
Removal of Periyar Training School
G.O. Ms. No. 42 removes “17 Periyar Training School” from column (1) under the heading “Play-fields”. Every corresponding entry for that play-field in columns (2) to (8) is also omitted from the approved list.
Who may be affected
The notifications may be relevant to owners, buyers and professionals examining land connected with St. Joseph’s College Play-field, New Survey No. 40 part, the former survey entries 293 or 294/1, or Periyar Training School. The Gazette text changes only the identified entries in the approved list and does not provide property boundaries, ownership details or the complete 1967 schedule.
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Common questions
Was St. Joseph’s College Play-field completely removed from the approved list?
No. G.O. Ms. No. 41 omits the entry connected with 293 but substitutes “New S.No. 40 part” for 294/1 and changes the corresponding column (3) entry.
What happened to the Periyar Training School play-field entry?
G.O. Ms. No. 42 removes “17 Periyar Training School” and all its corresponding entries in columns (2) to (8) from the approved list.
Does the notification give the boundaries or ownership of the affected land?
No. The Gazette text records changes to entries in the approved list but does not provide property boundaries or ownership information.
Which earlier list was changed?
Both notifications vary the approved list published in Education Department Notification No. 75 of 1967 in the Fort St. George Gazette dated 14th June 1967.
