The Hindu 02.09.2010
Automatic building plan approval launched
Staff Reporter
| Application, submitted online, can now be processed within a week |
Earlier, approval was taking 20 days to one month
Refusal letters and objection letters to be mailed online to applicant
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) here on Wednesday launched automated building plan approval process which would now enable a person get building plan approved faster than before.
Under this system, architects or technical persons could submit building plan application online through internet without coming to BDA office.
They were required to upload the scanned files of their documents and building plans in digital format.
According to BDA sources, approval of a plan was taking between 20 days and one month. Now the process would take about a week and subsequently it could be reduced to four to five days.
Moreover, the applicant could know the exact position of his file sitting at their home through internet. BDA authorities claimed it would nullify chances of corruption which was often alleged against government employees dealing plan approval files.
“If a person sits over a file more than that of prescribed time, the file would automatically move to higher officer with an accountability note. Earlier employee could be asked for explanation for negligence,” a BDA officer said.
The refusal letters, refusal show-cause notice and objection letters will be automatically generated and mailed online to applicant and concerned architect for compliance.
Pune-based IT company SoftTech Engineers Private Limited was assigned the project to customise the off-the-shelf software product called AutoDCR which reads CAD drawing and produces scrutiny report with objections and reasons for same in few minutes.
BDA had already installed the software and tested its efficacy. The BDA which celebrated its 28th foundation day on Wednesday threw open digital plan approval process for general public.
