Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. (Ms.) No. 172, Inclusion of Additional Areas in Vellore Local Planning Area, 2016
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4-2] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 172 on 17 October 2016, confirming the inclusion of additional areas in the Vellore Local Planning Area. The government order amends the earlier Rural Development and Local Administration Department notification by replacing its table with a new list of revenue villages forming the Vellore Local Planning Area.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 172 of the Housing and Urban Development [UD4-2] Department confirms the expanded Vellore Local Planning Area. The Government of Tamil Nadu accepted the proposal from the Director of Town and Country Planning and declared the areas in the appended notification to be the Vellore Local Planning Area.
The notification replaces the table in Rural Development and Local Administration Department Notification No. II(2)/RUL/730/75, which was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 5 March 1975.
Background and process
The Vellore Local Planning Area was originally constituted through G.O. (Ms.) No. 2110 of the Rural Development and Local Administration Department, dated 27 September 1974.
The government's intention to add further areas was notified through G.O. (Ms.) No. 172 of the Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 3 July 2013. It was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 24 July 2013 and the Vellore District Gazette on 5 April 2014.
The Director of Town and Country Planning reported that no public objections or suggestions were received and requested confirmation. The appended notification was directed to be published in the next issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Areas covered
The substituted table identifies Vellore as the local planning area and includes places in three taluks.
- Vellore Taluk: Vellore Municipal Corporation, Sathuvachari, Allapuram, Thorapadi, Shenpakkam, Konavattam, Adukkamparai, Thuttipattu, Alamelumangapuram, Palamadai, Karugambathur, Vellore Reserved Forest, Venkatapuram, Perumugai, Kilmonavur, Melmonavur, Abdullapuram, Sembedu, Kuppam, Murukkeri, Sirukalambur, Palavansattu, Sirunkanchi, Sadupperi, Virupakshipuram, Ariyur, Edayansathu, Sampanginallore, Sekkanur, Ussoor, Pennathur, Kattuputhur, Munjurpattu and Sathumadurai.
- Katpadi Taluk: Darapadavedu, Kalinjur, Katpadi, Virudampattu, Jafarapettai, Tandalankrishnapuram, Vanjur, Karigeri, Brahmapuram, Kangayanallur, Vandaranthangal, Konjanur Reserved Forest, Kandiyapedu, Oddantangalth, Serkadu, Pothur, Sevur, Arumparuthi, Karnampattu, Kemparajapuram, Ammundi, Erthangal, Sembarayanallur, Tiruvalam, Karasamangalam, Senur, Talayarampattu and Tiruvalam Plantation Reserved Forest.
- Walaja Taluk: Arapakkam, Kilminnal, Thimmanacharikuppam, Nandiyalam, Mel Visharam, Melkuppam and Punganur Reserved Forest.
Who should check it
Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in any listed place should note that the place is included in the declared Vellore Local Planning Area.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 172 expand the Vellore Local Planning Area?
Yes. It confirms the inclusion of additional areas and substitutes a new table listing the revenue villages within the Vellore Local Planning Area.
Were any public objections received about the additional areas?
No. The Director of Town and Country Planning reported that no objections or suggestions were received from the public.
Does the notified area include places outside Vellore Taluk?
Yes. The substituted table includes places in Vellore Taluk, Katpadi Taluk and Walaja Taluk.
Does the notification include reserved forest areas?
Yes. The table includes Vellore Reserved Forest, Konjanur Reserved Forest, Tiruvalam Plantation Reserved Forest and Punganur Reserved Forest.
