The Ippodamos system is facing operational glitches that are causing widespread problems across the public service applications board, with a crucial case in question being the building and construction permits, as up to 17 thousand are pending just in the Nicosia and Limassol district. Rapid fire new ones also keep piling up the pressure.
Presidents of the newly formed District Local Government Organisations in both cities, Constandinos Yiorkadjis and Yiannis Tsouloftas respectively, have noted that the system is sub-par at best, not functioning effectively and being slow to process applications.
Such is the issue that President of the Scientific and Technical Chamber Constandinos Constandi has written to the Presidents of all five district organisations to notify employees that their landlines and emails are needed so surveyors can reach them directly, as pressure is mounting by applicants for permits to be pushed through.
The rising number of applications is clear evidence of rapid development, with Limassol topping this particular chart and 500 new applications since July 1st when the new local government structure was put in place and authority passed on to municipalities. Nicosia is a distant 2nd in applications, with a total of 369.
A total of 8 thousand building and construction applications are pending in Limassol and more than 9 thousand in Nicosia.
