Inclusion of Additional Areas in Rajapalayam Local Planning Area under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Housing and Urban Development Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 204 [UD4(2)] dated 30 December 2011, proposing to include additional areas in the Rajapalayam Local Planning Area. It is a draft amendment to a Rural Development and Local Administration Department notification dated 26 June 1974, and the supplied text does not show that the proposal became final.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 204 [UD4(2)] dated 30 December 2011, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu through the Housing and Urban Development Department, declares an intention to expand the Rajapalayam Local Planning Area. The proposal was made under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The draft would replace the table in Rural Development and Local Administration Department Notification No. II(2)/RUL/3096-74, which was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 26 June 1974. The replacement table identifies Rajapalayam Municipality and specified revenue villages or parts of villages as forming the local planning area.
Areas covered by the draft
The replacement table in G.O. Ms. No. 204 lists:
- Rajapalayam Municipality.
- Vadakku Venganallur, part.
- Sammandapuram, part.
- Melpattam Karisalkulam.
- Kothankulam, part.
- Kadambankulam, part.
- Puduppalaiam, part.
- Melarajakularaman.
- Samsigapuram, part.
- Appaneri.
- Therku Venkanallur.
- Ramalingapuram.
- Arasiyar Patti.
- Sholapuram.
- Kothankulam Reserved Forest.
- Rajapalayam revenue village.
- Chettikulam, part.
- Sappaniparambu Reserved Forest.
Where only a part of a village is listed, the notification does not provide boundary details in the supplied text.
Who may be affected
G.O. Ms. No. 204 is relevant to owners, buyers, inhabitants, local authorities and institutions with land or interests in the listed areas. A buyer or professional checking property near Rajapalayam should confirm whether the particular survey number falls within a listed village, especially where only part of the village is proposed for inclusion.
Draft status and objections
The Housing and Urban Development Department notification states that the draft amendment would be considered after two months from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the local areas could submit an objection or suggestion before that period expired.
Written submissions were to be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. The supplied text records only the draft process and does not contain a final notification confirming the inclusion.
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Common questions
Was the expansion of the Rajapalayam Local Planning Area final?
The supplied notification is a draft amendment declaring an intention to include additional areas. The supplied text does not contain a final notification confirming that the proposal took effect.
Is my entire village included if the table says only part?
No such conclusion can be drawn from G.O. Ms. No. 204. Several entries are expressly limited to part of a village, and the supplied text does not give detailed boundaries.
Who could object to the proposed inclusion?
Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the local areas could submit an objection or suggestion before the stated two month period expired.
Where were objections or suggestions to be sent?
Written submissions were to be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.
