Punjab CM launches app to check illegal construction

Press Trust of India  |  Chandigarh 

Amarinder Singh today launched a mobile to check unauthorised construction, and also unveiled a new of the housing department for of change of land use.

While the will enable quick action to stop any ongoing illegal construction, the will facilitate easy land use change and help citizens track any such change, the said here.


The android-based App, known as PUDA-UCIC (Unauthorised constructions and illegal colonies), opened for public use today in (GMADA) region.

With this app, the field staff and public would be able to click pictures of any unauthorised construction from the spot and upload them for further action, he said.

The satellite and geo tagging based will provide the unique details of the location, enabling the officials to take quick action to stop the ongoing illegal construction and illegal colonies on the land.

An said complaints would automatically be assigned to concerned officials based on GIS maps and locations, and alerts would go out to the concerned officials by and email.

Housing and urban development department has also pioneered a under ease of doing business where in developer shall be able to get change of land use through itself without having to visit the office, he said.

The provisional shall be available instantly to the developer after self certification of the details of his land and the final shall be made available within 30 days after back end checking of documents about the land by the department.

E-shall ease out the developer in getting clearance and streamline the whole process in the department, he said.

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First Published: Wed, December 20 2017. 20:05 IST