Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Local Planning Area-Salem - Addition of Certain Villages and Amendment Orders
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.187 dated 29.12.2014, declaring the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to add 24 villages in the Salem Steel Plant new town development area and 96 villages in non plan areas to the Salem local planning area, while also restoring Salem Municipal Area Wards A to N, which had been omitted inadvertently. The notification supersedes Housing and Urban Development Department Notification No.II(2)/HOU/649/2013 and proposes an amendment to Notification No.II(2)/HOU/836/97.
What the document does
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.187 dated 29.12.2014 to notify an intention to expand the Salem local planning area. It states that 24 villages covered by the Salem Steel Plant new town development area and 96 villages in non plan areas are proposed for addition.
The document also corrects the inadvertent omission of Salem Municipal Area Wards A to N, described as the Salem Old Municipal Area. It substitutes a new table of areas for the table in the earlier Salem local planning area notification.
Areas covered
The substituted table begins with Salem Municipal Area Wards A to N and lists revenue villages by village number. Listed places include:
- Kottanur, Vedakuttampatti, Delavaipatti and Kannankurichi.
- Ammapet, Hasthampatti, Suramangalam and Kondalampatti.
- Uttamasolapuram, Ilampillai, Virapandi and Mallur.
- Panamarathupatti, Ayodhiyapattinam, Minnampalli and Kullampatti.
Some place names occur more than once with different village numbers, including Andipatti, Ammapalayam, Reddipatti and Kondalampatti. A landowner or buyer should therefore use the village number as well as the village name when checking whether a property appears in the table.
Who may be affected
G.O.(Ms).No.187 dated 29.12.2014 is relevant to property owners, buyers, developers, local authorities and institutions in the listed local areas. Its purpose is to include additional territory within the Salem local planning area, rather than to announce a particular land use classification for an individual property.
Objections, suggestions and publication
The notification provides the following process:
- It must be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- The Salem District Collector is requested to republish it in English and Tamil in the District Gazette.
- The proposal may be considered on or after two months from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the affected local areas may submit a written objection or suggestion before that period expires.
- Written submissions must be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.
The notification expressly supersedes Notification No.II(2)/HOU/649/2013 and proposes to amend Notification No.II(2)/HOU/836/97 by replacing its table.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.187 mean my village was immediately added to the Salem local planning area?
The Housing and Urban Development Department notification declares an intention to include the additional areas. It says the proposal will be considered on or after two months from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
How can I check whether my property is in one of the listed areas?
Check both the revenue village name and village number against the substituted table. This is important because some village names appear more than once with different village numbers.
Can a resident object to the proposed inclusion?
Yes. An inhabitant, local authority or institution in the affected local areas may send a written objection or suggestion before two months expire from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where should an objection or suggestion be sent?
It should be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.
