Srinagar, Nov 7, Nov. 8 -- Applicants seeking building permissions from the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) have alleged prolonged delays and repeated visits to civic offices despite completing the prescribed formalities, raising concerns over administrative efficiency and transparency. Several applicants said their files remained pending for weeks or months, with officials repeatedly assuring them that approvals would be issued "today or tomorrow". The uncertainty, they said, was causing considerable inconvenience to people planning residential and commercial constructions.People familiar with the corporation's functioning claimed that SMC was currently processing only three to four building permissions a month, describing the pace ...