G.O. (Ms.) No. 72, Inclusion of Additional Areas in Cumbum Local Planning Area, 2022
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 72 dated 10 May 2022, declaring the Governor of Tamil Nadu's intention to include four specified revenue village areas in the Cumbum Local Planning Area. 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 document does
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 72 dated 10 May 2022 to declare an intention to expand the Cumbum Local Planning Area. The proposed expansion uses the powers under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The document records that the Cumbum Local Planning Area had already been declared through an earlier Rural Development and Local Administration Department notification. It also refers to administrative sanction for preparing master plans for 75 towns and to a request from the Director of Town and Country Planning to include additional areas.
Areas proposed for inclusion
G.O. (Ms.) No. 72 proposes adding the following revenue village areas to the Cumbum Local Planning Area:
- Revenue Village No. 25, Cumbum (Part)
- Revenue Village No. 24, Uthamapuram (Part)
- Revenue Village No. 23, Puthupatti
- Revenue Village No. 22, Hanumantanpatti
The notification declares an intention to include these areas. It does not state that the proposed inclusion became final on the date of the government order.
Who may be affected
The proposed inclusion directly concerns inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in the listed revenue village areas. Property owners, buyers and professionals dealing with land in Cumbum (Part), Uthamapuram (Part), Puthupatti or Hanumantanpatti should note that the land may come within the Cumbum Local Planning Area if further action is completed.
The document concerns planning area boundaries. It does not approve a particular development, land use change or property transaction.
Objections and publication
The notification provides the following process:
- Written objections or suggestions may be submitted by any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the listed areas.
- The submission period is two months from the date on which the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- Submissions received within that period must be considered before further action is pursued.
- Written submissions must be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009.
- The Collector of Theni District must republish the notification in the District Gazette and report the republication date to the Government.
- The Director of Translation must arrange a Tamil translation for forwarding to the Collector of Theni District.
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Common questions
Were the four revenue villages finally added to the Cumbum Local Planning Area by this document?
The document declares an intention to include the listed areas and invites objections or suggestions before further action. It does not state that the inclusion was final on 10 May 2022.
Which areas are covered by the proposal?
The proposal covers Cumbum (Part), Uthamapuram (Part), Puthupatti and Hanumantanpatti.
How long do I have to object to the proposed inclusion?
An inhabitant, local authority or institution in the listed areas may submit a written objection or suggestion within 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.
