Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), on Tuesday announced completion of the first phase of Online Development Approval System (ODAS) under the authority GIFT Urban Development Authority (GIFT UDA).

ODAS as a part of e-governance is an e-platform through which the entire process from submission of complete building development plan to its approval, is possible to complete online within 15 days.

"It also covers commencement and occupancy stages. ODAS is a unique, transparent and faster automated building scrutiny mechanism with more innovative approach to ease the development approval process," said a GIFT statement here.

GIFT City issues Urban Design and Architectural Sheet (UDAS) to the developer as a means of guidance for design at building level.

Commenting on this faster and innovative approach for smart city development, Ramakant Jha, MD and Group CEO, GIFT Company Ltd said, "As a whole, the system reduces the lengthy & cumbersome manual process of calculation & checking with codes, possibility of human errors in scrutiny, saving valuable time and effort for the architects as well as confidence of the authority by supporting all electronic versions of the documents and drawings."

"In line with other major development authorities of the world, GIFT has also introduced a unique, transparent and faster automated building scrutiny mechanism with more innovative approach to ease the development approval process. It also covers commencement and occupancy stages," Jha added.

After successful implementation of ODAS-1, GIFTCL has envisioned for enhancement of the existing options of Auto DCR by implementation of "Cross-Domain Integrated Plan Approval Management System" in ODAS-2 with diverse features.

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