Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. (Ms.) No. 44, Inclusion of Additional Areas in Vadakku Valliyour Local Planning Area
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 44, dated 6 April 2022, declaring the Governor of Tamil Nadu's intention to add five listed revenue village areas in Radhapuram and Nanguneri taluks to the Vadakku Valliyour Local Planning Area. The notification proposes inclusion rather than confirming final inclusion, and allows inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in those areas to submit written objections or suggestions within two months from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Purpose
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 44, dated 6 April 2022, following a proposal from the Director of Town and Country Planning. It declares an intention to expand the Vadakku Valliyour Local Planning Area under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The Vadakku Valliyour Local Planning Area had previously been declared through a Housing and Urban Development Department notification published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 28 October 1992. The Government also refers to an earlier administrative sanction for preparing master plans for 75 towns.
Areas proposed for inclusion
The notification identifies the following revenue village areas:
- Radhapuram Taluk, revenue village number 4, Therkku Valliyoor Part-I.
- Radhapuram Taluk, revenue village number 4, Therkku Valliyoor Part-II.
- Radhapuram Taluk, revenue village number 11, Achampadu.
- Nanguneri Taluk, revenue village number 62, Dalapathisamudram Part-I.
- Nanguneri Taluk, revenue village number 62, Dalapathisamudram Part-II.
The notification describes these areas as proposed additions. It does not state that the inclusion has already become final.
Who may be affected
The proposed expansion is directly relevant to inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in the listed areas. Owners, buyers and professionals checking land in these revenue villages should note that the document concerns their proposed inclusion in the Vadakku Valliyour Local Planning Area.
The document does not set out particular land use classifications, development conditions, charges or fees for individual properties.
Objections and publication
Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in a listed area may submit a written objection or suggestion within two months from the date on which the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. Submissions received within that period are to be considered before further action is taken.
Objections or suggestions may be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai-600 009.
The notification is to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and republished in the Tirunelveli District Gazette. The Collector of Tirunelveli District must report the republication date to the Government.
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Common questions
Have these villages already been finally added to the Vadakku Valliyour Local Planning Area?
No final inclusion is stated. The notification declares an intention to add the listed areas and provides an opportunity for objections or suggestions before further action.
Which villages are covered by the proposal?
The proposal covers Therkku Valliyoor Part-I, Therkku Valliyoor Part-II and Achampadu in Radhapuram Taluk, and Dalapathisamudram Part-I and Dalapathisamudram Part-II in Nanguneri Taluk.
How long do residents have to object?
An inhabitant, local authority or institution in a listed area may submit a written objection or suggestion within two months from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where should an objection or suggestion be sent?
It may be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai-600 009.
