Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
New Town Planning Area, Kagithapurem, Declaration under section 10 (1), Preliminary Notification
The Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued Government Order Ms. No. 455 dated 6 April 1988, giving preliminary notice of the Governor's intention to specify seven full revenue villages as the site of Kagithapuram New Town. The notification invites affected inhabitants, local authorities and institutions to submit written objections or suggestions before the end of two months from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
What the notification does
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued Government Order Ms. No. 455 dated 6 April 1988 as a preliminary notification for Kagithapuram New Town. It records the Governor of Tamil Nadu's intention to specify the listed areas as the site of a new town under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The government order also states that it is proposed to form the listed local areas into a New Town Planning Area and constitute a New Town Development Authority for that area. The notification is preliminary and provides an opportunity for objections and suggestions before the proposal is considered again.
Areas covered
The Kagithapuram New Town proposal covers the whole of each of these revenue villages:
- Revenue Village No. 10, Vettamangalam.
- Revenue Village No. 12, Thirukattuthurai.
- Revenue Village No. 13, Punjai Pugalur.
- Revenue Village No. 14, Pugalur Nanjai.
- Revenue Village No. 15, Thottakurichi Nanjai.
- Revenue Village No. 16, Punjai Thottakurichi.
- Revenue Village No. 35, Punnam.
Because every entry is described as a full village, owners, buyers, inhabitants, local authorities and institutions concerned with land in any of these villages may be affected by the proposed new town area.
Objections and suggestions
The preliminary notification states that the proposal will be considered again on or after the expiry of two months from the date on which the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Written objections or suggestions received within that period from an inhabitant, local authority or institution in the local area will be considered by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Submissions must be addressed to:
- Commissioner and Secretary to Government.
- Housing and Urban Development Department.
- Fort St. George, Madras 600 009.
Publication process
Government Order Ms. No. 455 directs publication of the notification in English in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. It also directs republication in English and Tamil in the Tiruchirapalli District Gazette. The Collector of Tiruchirapalli was asked to arrange republication and report its date to the government.
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Common questions
Was Kagithapuram finally declared as a New Town by this notification?
The document is a preliminary notification of the Governor's intention. It says the proposal would be considered again on or after two months from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Does the proposal cover only parts of the listed villages?
No. The table describes Vettamangalam, Thirukattuthurai, Punjai Pugalur, Pugalur Nanjai, Thottakurichi Nanjai, Punjai Thottakurichi and Punnam as full villages.
Who could object to the Kagithapuram New Town proposal?
Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the local area could submit a written objection or suggestion before the expiry of two months from Gazette publication.
Where were objections or suggestions required to be sent?
They were to be addressed to the Commissioner and Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St. George, Madras 600 009.
