Panel to begin trials of land allocation program system

Municipal Coordinating Committee, in coordination with the Survey Sector, to start the trial operation of the land allocation program system, provided that it takes place within a week and notify the Government Performance Follow-up Agency, the General Secretariat for Planning and the Ministry of Finance, as it is the body supervising the initiative, reports Al- Qabas daily.

The committee assigned the Deputy Director General for the Development and Information Sector, Eng. Fahd Patel.

An informed source said Eng Patel, has reviewed during the meeting of the Coordinating Committee, which was chaired by the Director General of the Municipality, Eng. Ahmad Al-Manfouhi, a number of electronic programs currently in force or under development.

The programs are land allocation, aerial photos, building permits, commercial licenses, electric current connection, description certificate and the safety program. It was decided after discussion regarding the photos that assigning the Deputy Director- General of the Development and Information Sector to coordinate with the financial and administrative sectors to provide all the necessary requirements to ensure the readiness to use the program, with an emphasis on the need to provide and update aerial photographs periodically every three months.

The source said that with regard to the safety program, it was recommended to start its operation within a month, indicating that with regard to programs for description certificates, building permits, electric current connection, commercial licenses and other electronic programs, it was decided to assign the Deputy Director General of the Development and Information Sector to coordinate with the administration to review the legal formulas included in the electronic systems.

The auditor acknowledges knowledge and commitment to the terms and conditions according to each transaction before using the electronic services, and confirms that the responsibility of the municipality lies within the limits of its competence only.

As for sorting and merging, it was decided to coordinate with the organizing sector to display and operate the sorting and merging system.