Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) launched its website
www.cmdachennai.com, designed and hosted by Maruti Computers
Private Limited (www.maruticomputers.com). This facility was inaugurated by the Transport
Minister, K Ponmudi.
The site covers features like development, control rules,
urban indicators, filling planning, obtaining permissions and other details of public
utilities and services. A list of promoters who have been issued caution notices and
particulars on tenders are also featured here.
The other interesting feature of the site is that it makes
the sanctioning of plans possible within a certain time-frame. The disposal of
applications and response details will take a time span of 10 to 60 days, depending on the
nature of the project. Planning permission for multi-storeyed buildings will take about
two and a half months as it would require recommendation from the State Government.
Besides this, for special buildings and layouts, the stipulated processing time is 45
days.
Grievances can be addressed through
href="mailto:greviance@cmdachennai.com">greviance@cmdachennai.com.
The public can contact the member secretary at the address
href="mailto:ms@cmdachennai.com">ms@cmdachennai.com.
A list of developers who have constructed without planning
permits is also there. This site is being continuously updated so that the public can make
sure that their investments are safe and secure.
Details are also available about filing under
regularization schemes and other schemes. Plans are also on to implement e-commerce in the
site.
Maruti Computers, who is hosting the site, specializes in
Internet technologies like e-commerce, Web enabled database technology and Internet
establishment. Its subsidiary, MCL Systems Limited in the US, handles complete turnkey
software development for overseas clients, and is also a consultant to Oracle Corporation
and IBM Corporation, USA.