# WBRERA portal back after 2-month outage, backlog hits developers 2026-11-08T21:10:23+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The West Bengal Real Estate Regulatory Authority (WBRERA) website, non-functional since 1 October after a malware attack, has been restored, a housing department source said. Developers now face a backlog of compliance work, including uploading quarterly progress reports and project documents that were due during the outage. The disruption followed a malware attack on the West Bengal State Data Centre between 9 and 13 September, which affected multiple state department websites. While most were restored within weeks, the WBRERA portal remained down for nearly two months, preventing developers from registering new projects or launching sanctioned ones. Developers said the delay created uncertainty in timelines and financial planning, with marketing campaigns deferred and sales teams idle. They now expect WBRERA to clear pending applications quickly to reduce the accumulated burden. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The outage exposed a critical dependency: the regulator itself became a bottleneck for the sector it oversees. Developers were unable to file mandatory quarterly progress reports by 7 October, risking technical non-compliance even though the delay was caused by the regulator's own website. The backlog of documents now pending includes approvals, title reports and building plans that must be uploaded before WBRERA can issue registration numbers. Until these are cleared, projects with sanctioned plans cannot be launched, keeping sales and construction in limbo. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Leads with restoration but details developer grievances without editorialising This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Jayanta Kumar Basu, RERA, WBRERA, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/wbrera-portal-back-after-2-month-outage-backlog-hits-developers/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/wbrera-portal-back-after-2-month-outage-backlog-hits-developers/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/