NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, APRIL 8
Tamil Nadu government has issued an official order notifying the formation of Mayiladuthurai, the 38th district in the state on Tuesday. Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on March 24 announced the creation of a new district in Tamil Nadu by bifurcating Nagapattinam. “The government will be carving out Mayiladuthurai from Nagapattinam,” he had said. Mayiladuthurai will serve as the headquarters of the Mayiladuthurai district.
Making the announcement on the last day of the Tamil Nadu assembly session in March, the Chief Minister said the new district is formed for administrative convenience and to accelerate the public welfare schemes.
The last time a new district was created was in August 2019 when Vellore was trifurcated into Tirupattur and Ranipet. In July, the government had created the districts of Chengelpet and Tenkasi, split from Kanchipuram and Tirunelveli districts. With the announcement of Mayiladuthurai as a separate district, six new-districts have been created under the regime of the Edappadi-led AIADMK government in the past one year.
Mayiladuthurai municipality was part of the Thanjavur district until 1865. After Nagapattinam district was formed in October 1991 bifurcating Thanjavur; Thiruvarur, Mannargudi, and Mayiladuthurai fell under Nagapattinam.
In 1997, Nagapattinam was further split into Thiruvarur. While Mannargudi fell under Thiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai still remained with Nagapattinam.
However, the formalities for establishing new district will physically begins after the COVID-19 pandemic is ended in the state, the Government Order said.
