G.O(Ms.) No.14, Intention to Specify Thiruvallur New Town, 2023
The Housing and Urban Development [UD1] Department issued G.O(Ms.) No.14, dated 7 February 2023, declaring the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to specify 11 revenue villages as the site for Thiruvallur New Town. The notification allows inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in the identified areas to submit written objections or suggestions within two months from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
What the government proposes
G.O(Ms.) No.14 of the Housing and Urban Development [UD1] Department, dated 7 February 2023, records an intention to specify a delineated area as the site for Thiruvallur New Town. The proposed area covers 37.74 square kilometres across 11 contiguous revenue villages.
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority identified the area because it has access to major transport corridors, including CPRR and NH 716A Tirupati Road. The authority also resolved to prepare a detailed economic or business development plan and a New Town Development Plan for Thiruvallur by engaging a consultant.
Areas covered
The proposed Thiruvallur New Town site includes the following revenue villages:
- Paleswaram, revenue village number 38.
- Athupakkam, revenue village number 62.
- Ariyapakkam, revenue village number 63.
- Ellapuram, revenue village number 64.
- Rallapadi, revenue village number 65.
- Periapalayam, revenue village number 66.
- Chittariambakkam, revenue village number 67.
- Moongilpattu, revenue village number 68.
- Vadamadurai, revenue village number 69.
- Panapakkam, revenue village number 82.
- Velapakkam, revenue village number 83.
Property buyers, owners, inhabitants, institutions and local authorities connected with any of these villages may be affected by the proposed new town planning process.
Objections and suggestions
The notification under G.O(Ms.) No.14 gives inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in the listed areas an opportunity to respond before further action is taken.
- Objections or suggestions must be made in writing.
- They must be submitted within two months from the date on which the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- Submissions received within that period will be considered before the Government pursues further action.
- Submissions must be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009.
Publication steps
The Housing and Urban Development [UD1] Department directed publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The Collector of Thiruvallur District was directed to republish it in the District Gazette, while the Director of Translation was directed to arrange a Tamil translation and send it to the Collector.
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Common questions
Does G.O(Ms.) No.14 finally declare these villages as Thiruvallur New Town?
No. It declares the Government's intention to specify the 11 villages as the site for Thiruvallur New Town and provides an opportunity for objections or suggestions before further action.
How can a resident object to the proposed Thiruvallur New Town area?
An inhabitant may submit a written objection or suggestion to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009. It must be submitted within two months from publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
How large is the proposed Thiruvallur New Town area?
The delineated area covers 37.74 square kilometres and comprises 11 revenue villages.
Will the Thiruvallur New Town notification be available in Tamil?
The Director of Translation was directed to arrange a Tamil translation and urgently forward it to the Collector of Thiruvallur District.
