G.O.(Ms).No.60, Inclusion of Additional Areas in Sankarankoil Local Planning Area
The Government of Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.60 dated 19 April 2022, declaring the Governor of Tamil Nadu's intention to add nine revenue villages to the Sankarankoil Local Planning Area. The notification invites 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 document does
G.O.(Ms).No.60 dated 19 April 2022 records the Government's decision to declare an intention to expand the Sankarankoil Local Planning Area. The proposal was made by the Director of Town and Country Planning under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The notification does not state that the villages have already been finally added. It announces a proposed addition and provides an opportunity for objections and suggestions before further action is taken.
Areas covered by the proposal
The Housing and Urban Development Department notification proposes adding the following revenue villages to the Sankarankoil Local Planning Area:
- Kalappakulam
- Therku Sankarankoil
- Vadakkupudur
- Nochikulam
- Poighai
- K. Maruthappapuram
- Periyakovilankulam
- Malayankulam
- Perunkottur
Property buyers, owners, residents, local authorities and institutions connected with these villages should note that the proposal concerns whether these areas will become part of the Sankarankoil Local Planning Area.
Objections and suggestions
The notification permits any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the listed areas to submit an objection or suggestion in writing.
Key points are:
- The submission period is two months from the date on which the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- The period does not run from the date printed on the Government Order unless that is also the Gazette publication date.
- Submissions received within the permitted period will be considered before further action is pursued.
- Written objections or suggestions may be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009.
Publication process
G.O.(Ms).No.60 directs publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. It also directs the Collector of Tenkasi District to republish it in the District Gazette and report the republication date to the Government.
The Director of Translation was instructed to arrange a Tamil translation and send it urgently to the Collector of Tenkasi District. Anyone calculating the objection deadline should identify the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette publication date because the source does not provide that publication date.
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Common questions
Have the nine villages already been finally added to the Sankarankoil Local Planning Area?
The notification declares an intention to add them. It provides for objections and suggestions to be considered before further action is taken.
Which villages are included in the proposed expansion?
The proposal covers Kalappakulam, Therku Sankarankoil, Vadakkupudur, Nochikulam, Poighai, K. Maruthappapuram, Periyakovilankulam, Malayankulam and Perunkottur.
How long do I have to object to the proposed addition?
An inhabitant, local authority or institution in a listed area may submit a written objection or suggestion within two months from publication of the notification 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.
