To bring transparency and to reduce human interface, the
Coimbatore Corporation on Thursday introduced an SMS alert facility
relating to building plan approvals.

Mayor S.M. Velusamy launched the facility in the presence of Deputy Commissioner (holding charge as Commissioner) S. Sivarasu.

A
person seeking a building plan approval will have to log on to the
www.coimbatorecorporation.com website and submit his or her application
seeking building plan approval.

Within eight hours, the applicant will get a message on his or her mobile phone with a reference number.

Within
15 days, the applicant should either submit the required documents in
person or send them through registered post with acknowledgement due.

Any
delay in submitting the documents within the stipulated period will
result in cancellation of the reference number and a fresh application
will have to be given. Once all documents are submitted, the applicant
will get an SMS on whether the plan is approved or rejected. If
rejected, reasons will be furnished.

Using the
reference number, the applicant can track the progress on his
application. The applicant need not visit the town planning department
or meet any official.

The approved building plan with
a photograph of the applicant and a corporation seal affixed on it will
be sent to the applicant by registered post.