G.O. (Ms) No.15, Amendment to the Annexure for 8 New Samathuvapurams, 2025
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.15, dated 13 February 2025, amending Serial No.2 in the approved list of sites for eight new Samathuvapurams under the Periyar Ninaivu Samathuvapuram Scheme for 2023 to 2024. It replaces the cancelled Mayiladuthurai District project with a proposed site in Tenkasi District and records the site's survey number, area, land classification and access details.
What the government order does
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.15, dated 13 February 2025, to amend Serial No.2 in the annexure that approved locations for eight new Samathuvapurams. The eight projects had received administrative and financial sanction of Rs.50 crore under the Periyar Ninaivu Samathuvapuram Scheme for 2023 to 2024.
The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj reported that work was progressing in seven districts. Work in Mayiladuthurai District had not commenced for ten months and was cancelled. A proposal for a replacement project in Tenkasi District was found to comply with the scheme norms, and the government accepted the proposal to amend the annexure.
Site added in Tenkasi District
G.O. (Ms) No.15 records the following particulars for amended Serial No.2:
- District: Tenkasi.
- Block: Melane elithan allur.
- Village Panchayat: Kurukkal patti.
- Habitation: Kurukk alpatti.
- Survey number: 488/3.
- Area: 9.98 acres.
- Land classification: Government Poramboke Land.
- Site condition: Levelled surface.
- Soil type: Gravel.
- Classification of the adjoining road: PUR.
- Bus service on the adjoining road: No.
The Commissioner also requested permission to proceed with the tender process for constructing the new Samathuvapuram in Tenkasi District according to the scheme norms.
Background to the amendment
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department had previously approved the village panchayats in eight districts for the new Samathuvapurams. A separate earlier amendment changed the Tiruvannamalai District site to Periyakolapadi Village instead of Kannakurukkai Village in Chengam Block.
G.O. (Ms) No.15 concerns the replacement associated with the cancelled Mayiladuthurai District work. It does not set out new scheme guidelines or change the total sanction stated for the eight projects.
Who may be affected
The amended site details are relevant to residents, local authorities, project officials and anyone checking land records around Survey No.488/3 in the listed Tenkasi location. Property buyers or professionals examining nearby land should note that the selected 9.98 acre project site is recorded as Government Poramboke Land and is proposed for a Periyar Ninaivu Samathuvapuram.
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Common questions
Where is the replacement Samathuvapuram site in Tenkasi District?
The site is listed in Melane elithan allur Block, Kurukkal patti Village Panchayat and Kurukk alpatti habitation, in Survey No.488/3.
How large is the Tenkasi site and how is the land classified?
The site measures 9.98 acres and is classified as Government Poramboke Land.
Why was the project moved from Mayiladuthurai District?
The Commissioner reported that work had not commenced in Mayiladuthurai District for ten months, and the work was cancelled. The government accepted a proposal for a site in Tenkasi District that was found to meet the scheme norms.
Does the adjoining road have bus service?
No. The site table classifies the adjoining road as PUR and records that buses do not ply on it.
