Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: Government has clarified that no Noc from local bodies is required for water and electricity connections for the projects approved under IPB; construction license issued by panchayat or municipality should be final.
“The construction licence issued by the concerned Panchayat (or) Municipal body shall be sufficient for the grant of temporary water and / or electricity connection/s, and no further NOC from the local bodies shall be insisted by these services providing,” the IPB said in a order
It further said that the occupancy certificate issued by the Panchayat (or) Municipal Body shall be sufficient for the grant of water, electricity, sewerage, internet, telephone connections, etc. and no further NOC from the local bodies shall be insisted by these services providing Departments/Agencies.
It has been brought to the notice of the Government that the Departments like Public Works Department (PWD), Electricity, etc. which provide utility services such as water connections, electricity connections, sewerage connections, etc. insist on obtaining NOC from the local bodies like Panchayats/ Municipalities/CCP before granting such connections despite the fact that the applicant has obtained the necessary construction licence (or) occupancy certificate, as the case may be.
“It may be noted that insisting upon NOCs from local bodies for providing such utility connections is not mandated under any prevailing law,” it added