Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O.(Ms).No.74, Additional Areas in Idappadi Local Planning Area, 2022
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.74 dated 10 May 2022, declaring the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to add five revenue village areas in Salem District to the Idappadi Local Planning Area. The proposal allows inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in those areas to submit written objections or suggestions within two months from publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
What the order does
G.O.(Ms).No.74 dated 10 May 2022 records the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to expand the Idappadi Local Planning Area in Salem District. The existing Idappadi Local Planning Area had been declared under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department acted after considering a proposal from the Director of Town and Country Planning. The document is a notice of proposed addition, with objections and suggestions to be considered before further action is taken.
Areas proposed for inclusion
The notification appended to G.O.(Ms).No.74 proposes adding the following revenue village areas to the Idappadi Local Planning Area:
- 005 Chittur
- 006 Chettimankurrichi
- 007 Avaniperur East (Part)
- 008 Kurumbapatti
- 009 Vellarivelli
Only part of Avaniperur East is listed. The source does not provide survey numbers or boundaries identifying that part.
Who may be affected
The proposed expansion is relevant to inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in the five listed areas. Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in these villages should note that the document proposes bringing the areas within the Idappadi Local Planning Area, but it does not state that the addition is already final.
G.O.(Ms).No.74 does not set out individual land uses, development permissions, charges or property specific restrictions. Its stated purpose is to declare the intention to add the listed areas and invite public responses.
Objections, suggestions and publication
The appended notification allows any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the listed areas to submit a written objection or suggestion within two months from the date on which the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. Responses received within that period are to be considered before further action.
Written responses must be addressed to:
- Principal Secretary to Government
- Housing and Urban Development Department
- Secretariat, Fort Saint George
- Chennai 600 009
G.O.(Ms).No.74 also directs publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, republication in the Salem District Gazette, and translation of the notification into Tamil.
This summary is generated from the source document to help you find what is relevant. The PDF above is authoritative. For advice on your own property, use LandLens One or speak to a qualified professional.
Common questions
Were the five village areas finally added to the Idappadi Local Planning Area by this document?
The document declares an intention to add them. It provides for objections and suggestions to be considered before further action, so it does not state that the proposed addition is final.
Which villages are covered by the proposal?
The proposal covers Chittur, Chettimankurrichi, Avaniperur East (Part), Kurumbapatti and Vellarivelli.
How long do residents have to object or make suggestions?
An inhabitant, local authority or institution in the listed areas may respond within two months from publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where should a written objection or suggestion be sent?
It should be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009.
