South MCD makes building plan approval process fully online
THE WEB PORTAL USES GOOGLE EARTH TO TELL PEOPLE IF THEIR HOUSE COMES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ASI, DMRC, AAI, ETC
To avoid wasting months for getting a building plan approved from several governmental agencies, the South civic body, which is the nodal agency for all the corporations, has simplified the process and made available a form on its website which allows one to complete all the procedures through a single-window system.
A senior official of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) said, “In order to get building plans approved, people had to face lot of problems especially in knowing whether the area comes under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Airport Authority of India (AAI).”
The web portal has advanced features which uses Google earth to tell people if their house comes under the jurisdiction of ASI, DMRC, etc.
Earlier, the body had tried to implement the single-window online system to seek clearances from all the concerned departments such as Delhi Fire Service, DMRC, ASI, Forest Department and others but the portal was not fully functional and several departments were yet to be incorporated. The agency has now added forest department, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Delhi Jal Board (DJB). Also, the new building by laws rules (2017) have been added to the portal.
“Besides helping people in knowing the exact status of the place they want to construct their house in, it will also curb corruption,” he added.
The online system also enables the applicants to track the status of their applications without having to make rounds of the zonal office concerned. The applicants can also submit the fees and download the digitised approved maps online.
Earlier, people had to get no-objection certificate from nine different departments like Delhi Urban Arts Commission, ASI, DMRC, Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF), Airport Authority of India, Heritage Conservation Committee, DPCC, DJB and DISCOMS.