Major portion of drone mapping for comprehensive land re-survey completed across Puducherry
The Puducherry Government has made significant progress in its comprehensive land re-survey using drone technology. This initiative aims to modernize land records that have remained unchanged for over 56 years. The survey is expected to enhance accuracy and reduce disputes related to land boundaries.
- ▪The drone mapping operations have been completed in around 240 sq.km of Puducherry out of a total of 294 sq.km.
- ▪The last comprehensive land survey in Puducherry was conducted in the 1970s, with only urban areas surveyed separately since then.
- ▪The government plans to integrate the new survey data with existing property tax records to provide updated land records to landowners.
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The Puducherry Government has completed a major portion of the drone-mapping and data collection activities for the comprehensive land resurvey in Puducherry, marking significant progress in the Union Territory’s efforts to modernize land records after 56 years.The land re-survey is being carried out using advanced drone technology by the Survey of India in Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. The last State-wide land survey was conducted in the 1970s, and only urban areas were surveyed separately thereafter.According to an official, “The old land tax registers and Field Measurement Book (FMB) from that period remain in use till date, despite significant changes in land boundaries and usage over the decades.
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