PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 2 -- Employees of the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) may soon be relieved of the cumbersome task of searching through sacks and cloth bundles for old records, as the civic body plans to modernize its record room at an estimated cost of Rs.40 lakh.

Spread over about 1,130 square feet, the upgraded facility will be designed for secure preservation and systematic storage of documents, enabling officials to access records dating back nearly 50 years within minutes.

Documents such as birth and death certificates, property tax records, nazul land files and building-related records are frequently required for certificate corrections, property disputes and various administrative procedures. However, the lack of a proper f...