Rc.No.1086/MM10/2022, Single Window Portal for Planning Permission, 2022
The Commissionerate of Geology and Mining issued letter Rc.No.1086/MM10/2022 on 13 October 2022 to provide the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority with proposed procedures, timelines, officers and portal access requirements for geology related no objection certificates. The enclosed hill area guidelines, submitted to the Government through letter No.6582/MM10/2021 dated 19 November 2021, were still under Government consideration and were not final guidelines.
What the document does
The Commissionerate of Geology and Mining sent letter Rc.No.1086/MM10/2022 dated 13 October 2022 after a Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority meeting about the Single Window Portal for planning permission. It supplies proposed processing timelines, names departmental nodal officers and requests portal credentials for issuing no objection certificates.
The letter encloses a draft proposal from the Directorate of Geology and Mining, letter No.6582/MM10/2021 dated 19 November 2021. The draft concerns geotechnical review of construction, development and land use conversion in hill areas. The 2022 letter expressly states that the draft was under Government consideration.
Properties and applicants affected
The draft guidelines focus on landslide risk in the Nilgiris District and the Kodaikkanal area of Dindigul District. Departmental officers inspect proposed sites and provide a no objection certificate or geotechnical report from the landslide point of view.
The document says these reports are mandatory for construction and other development activities in hill areas under applicable guidelines, master plans and instructions. In the Nilgiris, applications are referred by the District Collector. In Kodaikkanal, local bodies or the administration request a report where the applied area is above 2500 square feet.
Proposed application requirements
The draft asks applicants to provide:
- A location map with the latitude and longitude of all four corners.
- Chitta or Patta, Adangal, A Register, Field Measurement Book and combined sketches.
- A detailed plan or blueprint of the proposed construction or land use conversion.
- The relevant master plan extract, where the land is covered by a master plan.
- A self certified statement saying whether the purpose is domestic or commercial.
Missing documents would have to be supplied within 30 days after communication to the applicant.
Proposed timelines and charges
The Commissionerate of Geology and Mining listed these proposed stages:
- Demand notice within 3 days after receiving the application.
- Applicant to remit investigation charges within 30 days.
- Field inspection within 7 days after receipt of the charges.
- No objection certificate within 15 days after field inspection.
For commercial buildings, land use conversion and similar activities in hill areas, the draft proposes investigation charges of Rs.10 per square foot and part thereof. The source presents this as a proposal requiring Government action, not as a final approved charge.
Portal administration
The named nodal officers are Tmt. K. Deepa, Deputy Director, and Dr. D. Gnanavel, Assistant Director, of the Commissionerate of Geology and Mining. The department requested separate initiator and approver credentials for its Single Window Portal users.
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Common questions
Are these hill area NOC guidelines final?
No. Letter Rc.No.1086/MM10/2022 dated 13 October 2022 states that the enclosed draft proposal was under Government consideration.
What land records would I need under the proposed process?
The draft lists Chitta or Patta, Adangal, A Register, Field Measurement Book and combined sketches. It also asks for a location map, detailed plan, relevant master plan extract and a statement identifying the purpose as domestic or commercial.
Is there an investigation charge for a commercial hill area project?
The draft proposes Rs.10 per square foot and part thereof for commercial construction, land use conversion and similar activities in hill areas. The source does not show that this proposed charge had received final Government approval.
How quickly would a geology NOC be processed?
The proposed stages are 3 days to issue a demand notice, 30 days for the applicant to pay investigation charges, 7 days for field inspection after payment and 15 days to issue the no objection certificate after inspection.
