G.O(Ms.)No.15, Intention to Specify the Delineated Area of Minjur New Town
The Housing and Urban Development [UD1] Department, through G.O(Ms.)No.15 dated 7 February 2023, declares the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to specify 12 revenue villages as the site for Minjur New Town. The notification 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.
What the notification does
G.O(Ms.)No.15 of the Housing and Urban Development [UD1] Department declares an intention to specify a delineated area measuring 111.62 square kilometres as the site for Minjur New Town. It is an intention notification under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, and provides an opportunity for objections and suggestions before further action is taken.
The notification is to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The Collector of Thiruvallur District is directed to republish it in the District Gazette, and the Director of Translation is directed to arrange a Tamil translation.
Areas covered
The proposed Minjur New Town site includes the following 12 revenue villages:
- Vallur
- Athipattu
- Ennore
- Nandiambakkam
- Kollatti
- Ariyanvoyal
- Minjur
- Kalanji
- Kattupalli
- Vayalur
- Neidavoyal
- Puzhudivakkam
The delineated area includes contiguous villages around Minjur. The source describes the Bay of Bengal as the natural boundary on the east, Vallur village on the south and Kalanji village on the north.
Why the area was selected
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority considered several planning and development factors when delineating the proposed New Town area:
- The Outer Ring Road.
- Thiruvottiyor-Ponneri-Pancheti Road.
- Chennai Peripheral Ring Road.
- A link road between the proposed Chennai Peripheral Ring Road and the present Outer Ring Road.
- Railway connections to nearby growth nodes.
- Existing residential areas and major industries.
- Proximity to Ennore and Kattupalli ports.
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority also resolved to prepare a detailed economic and business plan and a New Town Development Plan, with the vision of developing Minjur as an urban growth centre.
Who may respond
Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the 12 listed villages may submit a written objection or suggestion. Submissions must reach the Government within two months from the date on which the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Objections or suggestions must be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009. Submissions received within the stated period will be considered before further action is pursued.
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Common questions
Does the notification finally establish Minjur New Town?
The notification declares the Government's intention to specify the 12 villages as the site for Minjur New Town. It provides for objections and suggestions to be considered before further action.
Is my village included in the proposed Minjur New Town area?
The listed villages are Vallur, Athipattu, Ennore, Nandiambakkam, Kollatti, Ariyanvoyal, Minjur, Kalanji, Kattupalli, Vayalur, Neidavoyal and Puzhudivakkam.
How long do residents have to object to the proposal?
Inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in the listed areas may submit written objections or suggestions within two months from publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where should an objection or suggestion be sent?
It should be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009.
