G.O. Ms. No. 242, Demarcation of Containment Zones to Control COVID-19, 2021
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. Ms. No. 242, dated 9 February 2021, notifying 39 COVID-19 containment zones under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The notification records the containment zone position as on 5 February 2021 and identifies each zone by district, Health Unit District, locality and pincode.
What the notification does
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 242, dated 9 February 2021, to demarcate containment zones for controlling coronavirus under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. It provides a statewide list reflecting the position as on 5 February 2021.
The notification identifies 39 containment zones across 10 districts:
- Chengalpattu, 3 zones
- Kancheepuram, 2 zones
- Kanyakumari, 3 zones
- Krishnagiri, 2 zones
- Tenkasi, 2 zones
- Thiruvarur, 18 zones
- Tirupathur, 1 zone
- Tiruppur, 6 zones
- Tiruvallur, 1 zone
- Tiruvannamalai, 1 zone
The detailed schedule gives the district, Health Unit District, containment zone locality and pincode for each entry. Examples include Nallur in Edaikalinadu, Perumbakkam and Kovilambakkam in Chengalpattu, Ramamoorthy Avenue in Kolapakkam in Kancheepuram, Ward 12 Jothi Nagar in Alankulam in Tenkasi, and several streets and localities in Thiruvarur.
Who may be affected
G.O. Ms. No. 242 directly concerns residents, property owners, occupiers, businesses and visitors in the 39 listed localities as they stood on 5 February 2021. A reader checking a property should compare its locality and pincode with the detailed schedule, because the notification applies to named containment zones rather than entire districts.
The document is a public health containment notification. It does not set out changes to land ownership, registration, planning permission, land classification or property boundaries.
Areas where containment was completed
G.O. Ms. No. 242 states that containment had been completed in the following districts:
- Ariyalur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore and Dharmapuri
- Dindigul, Erode, Kallakurichi, Karur and Madurai
- Nagapatinam, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Perambalur and Pudukottai
- Ramanathapuram, Ranipet, Salem, Sivagangai and Thanjavur
- Theni, Tirunelveli, Thoothukoodi, Trichy and Vellore
- Villupuram and Virudhunagar
The list is expressly dated 5 February 2021. The document does not state how long any containment designation would continue or provide later updates.
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Common questions
Does this notification change the ownership or classification of my land?
No change to land ownership or classification is stated. G.O. Ms. No. 242 identifies COVID-19 containment zones for public health purposes.
Does the notification place every property in the listed districts inside a containment zone?
No. The detailed schedule names 39 specific localities and gives their pincodes, rather than designating each listed district in full.
How many containment zones were listed in Thiruvarur?
The abstract records 18 containment zones in Thiruvarur as on 5 February 2021.
Is this a current list of containment zones?
The document only records the position as on 5 February 2021. It does not provide later updates or state how long the listed designations continued.
