Hyderabad
In order to dispose of building permissions applications in a speedy manner, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) introduced the Green Channel on a trial basis from Monday.The new concept of giving building permissions within four days will be implemented in a full-fledged manner in all the circles in the next five days. The applicants can submit their applications at the citizen service centres of the municipal circle concerned.
Unlike the Tatkal schemes, no additional fee would be
levied or collected from the applicants. The Green Channel is applicable only to those seekinggo-ahead for construction of ground+three floors (12 metres height) excluding parking floors or 1,000 sq metres area plots in the municipal corporation area.
levied or collected from the applicants. The Green Channel is applicable only to those seekinggo-ahead for construction of ground+three floors (12 metres height) excluding parking floors or 1,000 sq metres area plots in the municipal corporation area.
If the applicant does not get the building permission within four working days despite submitting all the relevant documents and there being no delay on the part of the town planning wing, he or she will be entitled to a payment of Rs 50 per day till the permission is granted. This late fee will be recovered from the salary of the officer concerned.
Initially, permissions under the Green Channel will be given to the layouts that have been approved by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority or the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).The applications will have to be submitted through registered architects to ensure that the plans are in conformity with the master plan and zoning regulations.
If the documents submitted by the applicants, which are certified by the architects, are found to be false or fake, the latter’s licence will be cancelled and criminal and civil action taken besides cancelling the building permission.When the scheme was announced by the GHMC last month, the town planning wing said architects should submit three bank guarantees each for Rs 10,000 for each application. Now, the corporation has relaxed the norm and said only a one-time security deposit of
Rs 25,000 will have to be submitted along with the Green Channel applications.
Rs 25,000 will have to be submitted along with the Green Channel applications.
The architect, who submits the building application on behalf of the builder or owner, should submit a monthly progress report on the construction of the building and should list the deviations, if any. If he does not submit themonthly report, his guarantee will be forfeited by the corporation. If the report is not submitted for a three-month period, the corporation will cancel his licence.
Some architects wanted to remove the clause of action against them, but the corporation officials said it cannot be relaxed. “All the circle-level town planning staff have been asked to clear their pending files within four days and implement the Green Channel after five days. The Green Channel applications and proforma are prepared in a simple manner,” GHMC additional commissioner (planning) G Rajendra Prasad told TOI.
Green Channel Challenge
Applicants are entitled to Rs 50 a day for every day of delay. This will be recovered from officer concerned
Architects to face civil, criminal action for fake/false data
Architects to submit three-month progress report
Failure to submit reports will result in forfeiting of their security deposit
Applicants are entitled to Rs 50 a day for every day of delay. This will be recovered from officer concerned
Architects to face civil, criminal action for fake/false data
Architects to submit three-month progress report
Failure to submit reports will result in forfeiting of their security deposit