Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O.Ms.No. 688, Bhavanisagar Local Planning Area Declaration, 1974
The Rural Development and Local Administration Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O.Ms.No. 688 on 18 March 1974, declaring parts of Mudukanthurai and Thoppampalayam revenue villages as the Bhavanisagar Local Planning Area. The declaration was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, after an earlier proposal received no objections or suggestions.
What the document does
G.O.Ms.No. 688, issued by the Rural Development and Local Administration Department on 18 March 1974, formally creates a local planning area named Bhavanisagar. The declaration covers the following areas:
- Revenue Village No. 37, Mudukanthurai, part only.
- Revenue Village No. 42, Thoppampalayam, part only.
The declaration was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu using the powers under section 10(4) of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The notification was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
How the declaration was made
The Bhavanisagar Local Planning Area declaration followed an earlier proposal to declare the listed local areas as a local planning area and to constitute a local planning authority for that area. That proposal was published for general information on page 634 of Part II, Section I of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 12 December 1973.
The Government of Tamil Nadu recorded that no objection or suggestion was received following publication. It then proceeded with the declaration of the areas listed in the appended notification.
Who may be affected
The Bhavanisagar Local Planning Area declaration is relevant to owners, buyers and professionals dealing with land in the included parts of Mudukanthurai and Thoppampalayam revenue villages. The document includes only parts of those villages, not the whole of either village.
Anyone checking whether a particular property falls within the declared planning area would therefore need to establish whether its location is within the included part of the relevant revenue village. The document does not provide survey numbers, boundary descriptions or maps showing which portions are covered.
Key limits of the document
G.O.Ms.No. 688 makes the local planning area declaration but does not set out:
- Specific development or building restrictions.
- Land use classifications for individual properties.
- Survey numbers or detailed boundaries.
- Application procedures, rates or fees.
- A final notification constituting a Local Planning Authority.
The text records that constituting a Local Planning Authority formed part of the earlier proposal, but the appended notification itself declares only the Bhavanisagar Local Planning Area.
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Common questions
Which villages are included in the Bhavanisagar Local Planning Area?
The declaration includes part of Revenue Village No. 37, Mudukanthurai, and part of Revenue Village No. 42, Thoppampalayam.
Does the declaration cover all of Mudukanthurai and Thoppampalayam?
No. G.O.Ms.No. 688 expressly identifies only parts of both revenue villages.
Does the document show whether my survey number is inside the planning area?
No. The document does not list survey numbers, detailed boundaries or maps for the included portions.
Were any objections received before the Bhavanisagar declaration?
No. The Government of Tamil Nadu recorded that no objection or suggestion was received after the proposal was published for general information.
