G.O. (Ms.) No. 45, Inclusion of Additional Areas in Pattukottai Local Planning Area, 2022
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 45, dated 6 April 2022, declaring the Governor of Tamil Nadu's intention to add seven revenue villages in Thanjavur District to the Pattukottai Local Planning Area. Inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in those villages may submit written objections or suggestions within two months from the notification's publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
What the government proposes
G.O. (Ms.) No. 45 of the Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 6 April 2022, proposes expanding the Pattukottai Local Planning Area in Thanjavur District. The Pattukottai Local Planning Area had previously been declared under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The proposal followed a request from the Director of Town and Country Planning. The government decided to declare its intention to include the additional areas before taking further action under the Act.
Revenue villages covered
The notification appended to G.O. (Ms.) No. 45 identifies the following revenue villages for proposed inclusion:
- Revenue Village No. 79, Santhankadu
- Revenue Village No. 12, Aladikkumulai
- Revenue Village No. 18, Soorapallam
- Revenue Village No. 71, Ponnavarayankottai Ukkadai
- Revenue Village No. 70, Ponnavarayankottai
- Revenue Village No. 121, Mudhalcheri
- Revenue Village No. 120, Nainankulam
Who may be affected
The proposed expansion concerns inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in the seven listed revenue villages. A property buyer, owner or professional dealing with land in one of these villages should note that the village is proposed to become part of the Pattukottai Local Planning Area.
G.O. (Ms.) No. 45 does not describe any specific change to land ownership, property title or land use permission. Its stated purpose is to declare an intention to expand the local planning area and invite public responses.
Objections and suggestions
The notification under G.O. (Ms.) No. 45 allows any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the listed areas to submit a written objection or suggestion. The submission must be made within two months from the date on which the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Written submissions must be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009. Responses received within the allowed period will be considered before further action is taken.
Publication process
The Housing and Urban Development Department directed publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The Collector of Thanjavur District was also directed to republish it in the District Gazette and report the republication date to the government. The Director of Translation was directed to arrange a Tamil translation for the Collector.
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Common questions
Which villages are proposed to join the Pattukottai Local Planning Area?
The proposal covers Santhankadu, Aladikkumulai, Soorapallam, Ponnavarayankottai Ukkadai, Ponnavarayankottai, Mudhalcheri and Nainankulam.
Has G.O. (Ms.) No. 45 finally added these villages to the planning area?
The document declares an intention to add the villages and invites objections or suggestions before further action is taken.
How long do residents have to object to the proposed addition?
Inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in the listed areas have two months from the notification's publication date in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where should a written 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.
