Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. (Ms.) No. 131, Inclusion of Additional Areas in Yercaud Local Planning Area, 2022
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 131, dated 24 June 2022, declaring the Governor of Tamil Nadu's intention to add eight revenue villages to the Yercaud Local Planning Area. This is a preliminary notification, and inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in the listed areas may submit written objections or suggestions within two months from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Purpose of the notification
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 131, dated 24 June 2022, after considering a proposal from the Director of Town and Country Planning. The Government decided to declare its intention to include additional areas within the Yercaud Local Planning Area under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The notification is preliminary. It announces a proposed addition and provides an opportunity for objections and suggestions before further action is taken.
Revenue villages proposed for inclusion
G.O. (Ms.) No. 131 proposes adding the following revenue villages to the Yercaud Local Planning Area:
- 20, Nagalur
- 67, Manjakuttai
- 9, Asambur
- 6, Thalaicholai
- 12, Mailapatti
- 61, Puttur
- 05, Pilleri
- 66, Semmaduvu
The Yercaud Local Planning Area had previously been declared through a Rural Development and Local Administration Department notification published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette in 1974.
Who may be affected
Property owners, buyers and residents should check whether land of interest is located in one of the eight listed revenue villages. Local authorities and institutions operating in those villages are also directly covered by the proposed addition.
G.O. (Ms.) No. 131 lists revenue villages rather than individual survey numbers or property boundaries.
Objections and suggestions
The preliminary notification allows any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the listed areas to submit a written objection or suggestion.
Key requirements are:
- The submission must be made within two months from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- It must be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009.
- Objections and suggestions received within the allowed period will be considered before further action is pursued.
Publication process
G.O. (Ms.) No. 131 directs publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The Collector of Salem District must republish the notification in the District Gazette, while the Director of Translations must arrange its Tamil translation and send it to the Collector.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 131 finally add these villages to the Yercaud Local Planning Area?
No final addition is recorded in the supplied document. It declares an intention to add the villages and invites objections or suggestions before further action.
Which villages are proposed to be added?
The listed revenue villages are Nagalur, Manjakuttai, Asambur, Thalaicholai, Mailapatti, Puttur, Pilleri and Semmaduvu.
How long do I have to object to the proposed inclusion?
A written objection or suggestion may be submitted within two months from the date the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where should an 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.
