The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) on Friday relaxed norms for construction of a house on a small plot under its jurisdiction in the capital city as the authority has notified standard building plans for low risk building category.
Now, the process has become almost effortless, requires fewer documents and completely hassle-free for land-owners planning to construct their home.As per the said provision, the plot owners having a standard size residential plots in an approved layout or Government residential scheme plots of BDA, General Administration Department or Odisha State Housing Board (OSHB) or on a final plot in Town Planning Scheme are not required to wait for any building plan approval .
They can construct their buildings as per Standard Building Plan only after submitting a form in the BDA or BMC office with specified fees.
The Standard Building Plans are prepared considering different plot sizes in approved layouts, such as 25 ft X 40 ft., 30 ft X 50 ft., 40 ft X 60 ft.,. where building plan approvals would not be required and landowners will only have to furnish an undertaking in BDA or BMC.BDA Vice-Chairman Prem Chandra Chaudhary said, “This has been prepared for the benefit of the people who can start construction work after depositing the necessary fees and an undertaking. As they do not require plan approval for the building, so they do not have to come to BDA or BMC office anymore.”