Portal has been closed for 2 months: Applications to legalize 2200 buildings in Ranchi have come in over the past 2 months, but not a single one has been approved.

Across the state, a government plan to legalize approximately 7 lakh unauthorized buildings without maps appears to be falling victim to the negligence of officials. More than two months have passed since the applications were submitted, but the Urban Development Department has not yet issued any clear guidelines (SOP) for passing the maps. In Ranchi, during these two months, a total of 2200 buildings (1656 in Ranchi Municipal Corporation and 544 in RRDA), along with 2300 buildings in other municipal bodies, have been...