G.O.(Ms).No.172, Local Planning Area, Inclusion of additional areas in Vellore Local Planning Area, 2013
Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department, G.O.(Ms).No.172, dated 03.07.2013, notifies the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to include additional areas in the Vellore Local Planning Area. It publishes a draft amendment to the earlier Vellore Local Planning Area notification, lists the revenue villages and local bodies proposed to be covered, and invites objections or suggestions before the amendment is considered.
What this document is
Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department, G.O.(Ms).No.172, dated 03.07.2013, is a Government of Tamil Nadu notification declaring the intention to include additional areas in the Vellore Local Planning Area. It is not the final inclusion itself. It publishes a draft amendment to an earlier notification and starts a public objection and suggestion process.
What it changes
The document says Vellore Local Planning Area had already been notified and declared earlier through G.O.(Ms).No.1086, Rural Development and Local Administration Department, dated 23.04.1974, and G.O.(Ms).No.2110, Rural Development and Local Administration Department, dated 27.9.1974.
Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department, G.O.(Ms).No.172, dated 03.07.2013, proposes to substitute the existing table in that notification with a new table covering Vellore Local Planning Area. The draft table includes areas in:
- Vellore Taluk
- Katpadi Taluk
- Walaja Taluk
It lists municipal, town panchayat and village areas proposed to be part of the planning area, including Vellore Municipal Corporation, Sathuvachari Municipality IIIrd Grade, Allapuram Town Panchayat, Thorapadi Town Panchayat, Shenpakkam Town Panchayat, and many named revenue villages and reserved forest areas.
Who it affects
This matters to:
- property owners and buyers in the listed villages and local bodies
- residents, local authorities and institutions in those local areas
- planning and development authorities dealing with land in Vellore, Katpadi and Walaja taluks
If your land is in one of the places named in the table, the proposal is to bring it within the Vellore Local Planning Area.
Public objection process
The appendix notification says the draft amendment will be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of two months from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Objections or suggestions:
- may be sent by any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the local areas
- must be in writing
- must be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai-600 009
- must reach before the stated period expires
Administrative steps in the document
The document also directs:
- publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette
- republication by the Collector of Vellore District in the District Gazette
- Tamil translation by the Director of Translation, Chennai-600 009
- reporting of the republication date to the Government by the Collector of Vellore
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Common questions
Does this document finally add my area to Vellore Local Planning Area?
No. Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department, G.O.(Ms).No.172, dated 03.07.2013, declares the Government's intention to include additional areas and publishes a draft amendment for consideration.
Can the public object to the proposed inclusion?
Yes. Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the local areas may send written objections or suggestions before the expiry of two months from the date of publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Which broad areas are proposed to be included?
The draft table covers areas in Vellore Taluk, Katpadi Taluk and Walaja Taluk. It includes named local bodies and many listed revenue villages and reserved forest areas.
Where should objections or suggestions be sent?
They should be addressed in writing to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai-600 009.
