The Tamil Nadu Government on Friday notified areas that will be covered under the Coimbatore Urban Development Authority.
According to an order dated November 11, 2022, with the additional areas notified, Coimbatore Urban Development Area will be spread over 1,531.57 sq.km and will cover 118 villages. This is larger than the existing Coimbatore Local Planning Area. The areas covered includes Arasur, Karamadai, Devarayapuram, and Kattampatti, apart from the city.
A senior official of the Department of Housing and Urban Development said that the amendment to the Town and Country Planning Act, for the development of Coimbatore Urban Development Authority, came into effect from September 14 this year. Now, the government has notified the areas that will come under the authority. Next, it will notify the Authority.
When the Authority is notified, there will be details of who will be its members, its functions, and powers. “In probably one month, we will have a meeting of the Authority in Coimbatore,” the official said.
On Friday, the government also notified areas that will be covered under the Tiruppur development authority and shortly it will issue similar notifications for Salem, Hosur, Madurai, and Tiruchi too, the official said.
K. Kathirmathiyon, secretary of Coimbatore Consumer Cause, said that this was a welcome move and with the area also notified, the government should now take steps to soon post a special official, such as Member Secretary, so that operation of the Coimbatore Urban Development Authority comes into effect, practically. It should start functioning at the field level so that the public benefit as formation of Coimbatore Urban Development Authority is a long-pending demand.
The District Collector should also inform the areas concerned immediately about coverage under the authority by republishing the government order in the Gazette, he said.
