Tourism Ministry today launched National Monuments Authority Web Portal called NOC Online Application and Processing System (NOAPS) to facilitate single window clearance for construction. <br/><br/>The applicant needs to fill up a single form which will be sent to the concerned agencies by the local body, from whom no objection certificate is required. The web portal of National Monuments Authority has now been integrated with the online portal of local bodies of Delhi and Mumbai. <br/><br/>Launching the portal in New Delhi, Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said, technology and expertise of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has been used, and the process of mapping three thousand 686 protected monuments and sites is on. <br/><br/>He said, a user friendly Mobile App has been developed, which can be downloaded free of cost by an applicant and can be used to upload the geo coordinates of his plot which falls within the prohibited and regulated area of the monument.<br/><br/>However, large projects involving construction of building beyond 2000 sq mt. have been kept out of the purview of Single Window Clearance System, keeping in view their possible impact on the Monument or the site.