Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
LOCAL PLANNING AREA - Rameswaram declaration notification
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Local Administration Department, issued the notification titled "LOCAL PLANNING AREA - Rameswaram declaration notification" on 16th August 1974. It declares the revenue village of Rameswaram as the Rameswaram Local Planning Area under section 10(4) of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, after earlier public notice and with no objections or suggestions received.
What this document does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Local Administration Department, issued this notification on 16th August 1974 to formally declare a local planning area at Rameswaram. The notification says the declaration was made after a proposal had already been published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette for general information, and no objection or suggestion was received.
Area covered
The notification includes a table naming the local planning area and the revenue village covered.
- Name of local planning area, Rameswaram
- Revenue village, 68 Rameswaram
This means the area comprising the revenue village listed in the table is declared to be a local planning area under the name Rameswaram.
Why it matters
A local planning area is an officially identified area for town and country planning purposes. For anyone buying, owning or dealing with land in Rameswaram revenue village, this document matters because it places that area within a formally declared planning area.
How the declaration was made
The text states that the Government had first published a proposal showing its intention to declare certain local areas as a local planning area and to constitute a local planning authority for such area. That proposal was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 5.6.74 for general information.
The Government then recorded that:
- the earlier proposal had been published
- no objection or suggestion had been received
- the local areas specified in the table would be declared as a local planning area
- the appended notification would be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette
Who issued it
The document is issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Rural Development and Local Administration Department. It is shown as issued by order of the Governor, and the copy carries the name of M. M. Rajendran, Secretary to Government, with a true copy signed by the Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning, Sivaganga.
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Common questions
What area is declared in this notification?
The notification declares the area comprising revenue village 68, Rameswaram, to be a local planning area. The name of the local planning area is Rameswaram.
Was there any public notice before this declaration?
Yes. The text says a proposal showing the Government's intention was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 5.6.74 for general information.
Were any objections received before the area was declared?
No. The document states that no objection or suggestion had been received.
Which department issued the declaration?
The declaration was issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Local Administration Department, dated 16th August 1974.
