📝Right to Information
Accessing Building Plan Approvals and File Notings
Check building plans via OBPAS portals. RTI reveals approval file notings exposing illegal sanctions.
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Key Takeaway: Access sanctioned building plans via OBPAS portals before buying property. File notings (via RTI) reveal approval reasoning and expose illegal sanctions on wetlands or with violations.
Check sanctioned building plans via OBPAS (Online Building Permission System) before property purchase or reporting violations.
Online Access
City portals:
Mumbai: autodcr.mcgm.gov.in
Delhi: mcdonline.nic.in
Bangalore: bpms.bbmp.gov.in
Search by: File/plot number, architect name
Download: Sanction letter, approved drawings
File Notings via RTI
For suspected illegal approval:
"Request Note Sheet (Green Sheet) for Building Plan [Number]"
Reveals: Junior engineer objections, how overruled, approval authority
Verify Conditions
Sanction letter conditions:
- Rainwater harvesting required
- Parking spaces mandated
- Fire safety compliance
If absent, OC likely fraudulent
Actions
Report: Sanctioned vs. actual comparison to municipal commissioner
RTI: Why violations not acted upon
Access plans via OBPAS, verify via RTI before purchase.
Resources: Search "[City] OBPAS portal"
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