G.O.Ms.No.323, Demarcation of Containment Zones to Control Corona Virus, 2020
The Revenue and Disaster Management (D.M.II) Department issued G.O.Ms.No.323 dated 29 June 2020, notifying the list of COVID-19 containment zones as on 26 June 2020 under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The notification records 703 containment zones across 29 Tamil Nadu districts and directs publication in the Extraordinary Gazette dated 29 June 2020.
What the notification does
G.O.Ms.No.323 of the Revenue and Disaster Management (D.M.II) Department formally demarcates areas treated as COVID-19 containment zones as on 26 June 2020. The purpose stated in the document is to control Corona Virus under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
The Government directed the annexed notification to be published in the Extraordinary Gazette dated 29 June 2020.
Areas covered
G.O.Ms.No.323 reports a total of 703 containment zones across 29 districts. The district totals include:
- Chennai, 104 zones.
- Salem, 84 zones.
- Tiruvannamalai, 72 zones.
- Cuddalore, 64 zones.
- Madurai, 57 zones.
- Nagapattinam, 46 zones.
- Tirupattur, 45 zones.
- Tiruvallur, 38 zones.
- Tiruppur, 26 zones.
- Kancheepuram and Thanjavur, 19 zones each.
- Ranipet, 18 zones, and Chengalpattu, 16 zones.
- The remaining listed districts had between 1 and 13 zones each.
The notification says containment had been completed in The Nilgiris, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Trichy, Vellore, Perambalur, Karur and Ariyalur.
Information used to identify a zone
The containment zone schedule identifies locations using several details:
- District.
- Health Unit District, shown as HUD.
- Name of the containment zone, including wards, streets, colonies, apartments or localities.
- Zone PIN code.
Examples include streets and wards in Chengalpattu, Pallavaram, Tambaram, Perumbakkam and several parts of Chennai. A PIN code alone may cover more than one locality, so the street, ward or named area should also be checked against the schedule.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O.Ms.No.323 is relevant to anyone whose home, property or proposed transaction was located within a named containment zone on 26 June 2020. It records the containment status of locations on that date.
The notification does not contain provisions about land ownership, title, registration, planning permission, land classification, valuation, fees or transfer of property. It also does not set out the restrictions applying inside each containment zone or state how long each designation would continue.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.323 change the ownership or classification of my land?
The notification contains no provisions changing land ownership, title or land classification. It identifies COVID-19 containment zones as on 26 June 2020.
How can I check whether my property was in a containment zone?
Check the schedule by district, locality, ward or street, and PIN code. The notification identifies zones using all of these details.
How many containment zones were notified?
G.O.Ms.No.323 reports 703 containment zones across 29 districts as on 26 June 2020.
Does the notification explain what restrictions applied inside a containment zone?
No. The document notifies and lists the containment zones, but it does not describe the restrictions that applied within them.
