C SHIVAKUMAR @ CHENNAI:
By
the beginning of next financial year, a builder or developer can submit
and track his application for planning permission online without going
in person to Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
It
is learnt that Chennai Metropolitan Development has set out April 15,
2018 deadline where in it will have the software ready for web-enabled
single window system for Online submission, processing and disposal of
planning permission applications, building permit applications,
completion certificate and occupancy certificate.
This
comes after Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, conducted system
integration study and development of software for the web enabled single
window system.
Usually,
a developer for carrying out any development activity has to obtain
planning permission from CMDA and also has to obtain building permit
from local bodies like Corporation or municipality or town panchayat or
village panchayat. Although planning permission and building permit are
inter-related their processing involves multiple agencies and multiple
activity.
This is time consuming for a developer and sometimes the process takes more than six months to a year for getting the approval.
The
new system will formulate a seamless and hassle free environment for
‘Web enabled Single Window Online submission, processing and disposal of
planning permission applications, building permit application,
completion certificates and occupancy certificates by integrating the
existing system.
It
is learnt that 10-member team lead by chief planners of multi-storied
buildings (MSB) and area plans unit (APU) have been formed to help
Softech Engineers in implementing the online system.
The
software development work will be started by December 16, 2017 and it
will be implemented initially for special building by January 30, 2018.
It will later include multi-storied building and will be tested by CMDA
and IIT-Madras adter which the software will be developed for group
development buildings, industries and institution, layout and
reclassification and enforcement cell.
After
these the integration of No Objection Cenrtificates (NOCs) with other
departments and single window system including Greater Chennai
Corporation and other local bodies will be done by April 15, 2018.
IIT
was approached by CMDA after none of the tenderer was qualified enough
to carry out the system integration study and development of software
when tender was floated on September 2015.
It
is learnt that IIT-Madras has suggested that Land Use Information
System data has to be fully upfated including land acquisition details,
court cases so as to integrate it with initial scrutiny records. It was
also suggested to check the feasibility of Chitta (year-wise ownership
records) and adangal (yearwise land use records) as part of the
mandatory documents submitted during admission.
Factfile:
1. The aim of the project is to have a single window system for entire Tamil Nadu concerning building approval systems
2. The single window system will be web enabled and citizen oriented to facilitate transparency
3. It will prevent the sudden disappearance of CMDA files as the digitised records will be stored
4. The planning permission which usually takes six to eight months can be attained within 45 days
5. All stakeholders will be aware of the status of the file for easy tracking enabling higher proficiency
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