smcsite.org Procedure For Getting Building Permission : Srinagar Municipal Corporation

Organization : Srinagar Municipal Corporation Jammu & Kashmir
Facility : Procedure For Getting Building Permission

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Building Permission :
Building activities and Building Permissions Guid :
The J&K Building Operation Control Act 1988 provides an Authority, which grants permissions and regulates the building activities within the city. The Municipal Commissioner, is its Ex-officio Chairman and presently. The Town Planning is under the control of a Senior Town Planner (Joint Commissioner, Planning) assisted by two Divisional Town Planners one for Right River City and another for Left River City. All the Building permission are processed and finalized by the Building Section,h

Necessity/ Importance of Building Permission :
In order to achieve a balanced and a cohesive growth and development of the Srinagar City it is prime conscientiousness/responsibility for every citizen to not raise any kind of construction without obtaining the proper permission form the competent authority. It has been experienced that unauthorized construction/illegal construction, encroachments develop the City in a haphazard and undeveloped manner with the result it devastate the city development program. It is experienced while disasters like earthquake, fire, etc

How and to whom apply :
Every person intending to undertake or carry out the development of any site in any Municipal area of Srinagar or erect or re-erect any building or make a extend any evacuation or lay out any means of access to a road in such area or materially alter a building or conduct repairs to any building shall give notice of intention in writing in the prescribed format/from and paying Rs. 300 for registration fee. The said application shall be supported with the following documents :-

Fee Structure :
** Rs.50.00 -Registration
** For proper permission-Rs. 300.00
** For petty permission i.e. Repairs, re-roofing and walling-Rs.200.00

Truction Fee For Residential Buildings :
** Ground FloorRs. 4.00 per Sft.
** First FloorRs. 3.00 per Sft.
** AtticFloor and above Rs. 3.00 per Sft.
** Second Floor Rs. 2.00 per Sft.
** AtticFloor and above Rs. 2.00 per Sft.

Implementation of Building Permission :
Implementation of Building Permission is one of the core responsibilities of the Corporation which is being looked after by the Chief Revenue Officer who is being assisted by Four Khalafwarzi Officers at Zonal level i.e North, South, East and West. The City is divided into 34 wards and all theses Wards officer, who are assisted by Building Inspectors and Sanitary Supervisors at subordinate level supervises each ward with respect to regulation of building activities and keep strict vigil to disallow the deviations. However, a portion of the City is being monitored by the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority, with the result some wards not exercise the powers of regulation of building activities like Ward 1,2,12 and portion of ward 2,4,11 and 16 etc.-