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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Kerala has done pioneering work in taking up digital land survey: Manoj Joshi
Kerala has done pioneering work in taking up digital survey of land and notifying the records, Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Government of India, has said. Speaking at Bhoomi national conclave on digital land survey on Thursday, Mr. Joshi lauded integration of registration system and land records in two villages in the State on a pilot basis to avoid delays. Mr. Joshi pointed out that the Kerala model was unique because the State had completed survey in around 20% of its villages using 100% new technology such as ETS (electronic total station) and DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System) and integrated its registration system with pre-mutation sketches so that maps did not get outdated in future. Yet to begin The survey was under way in some other villages, but there were nearly 1,100 villages where it was yet to begin. Instead of taking up the survey in the remaining villages in phases, Kerala should complete it at one go to prevent political and administrative risks associated with change of government. The Union government would provide funding, Mr. Joshi said. 'We are launching a new programme of taking up 20% of the country's agricultural land for a fresh survey as done through NAKSHA for urban areas,' he said. In India, separate databases were maintained for registration, buildings by local bodies, and land records. However, instead of three systems that communicated using application programming interface, an integrated system like in some European countries was being piloted in Tamil Nadu. The Union government was in talks with Chandigarh too to pilot it in some villages, he said. Kunal Satyarthi, Joint Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Government of India, and Thomas Harring, group executive vice president, Hexagon AB, spoke.
Hindustan Times
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
SBS Nagar SDMs told to keep hawk's eye on illegal mining
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar deputy commission (DC) Ankurjeet Singh on Friday directed the sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs) to constitute committees to keep tabs on illegal mining in their respective jurisdictions. Holding a meeting of district-level monitoring committee, the DC said these panels must regularly visit mining-prone zones to ensure better surveillance. 'The SDMs have been directed to furnish detailed reports of visits and action taken in case of illegal mining in the district,' he said. Taking stock of suitable government land for mining, Singh directed the officials concerned to initiate the process of providing 'no objection certificates' so that requisite mining can be started on these chunks of land. Jalandhar gets new differential GPS for demarcation of mining sites Jalandhar To ensure prompt and accurate demarcation of mining sites across the district, the Jalandhar district administration has procured a new Differential Global Positioning System. DC Himanshu Aggarwal took stock of the ongoing projects, the upgrade of drug de-addiction & rehabilitation centre, construction of Dhogri road, setting up of cricket beat box at BMC chowk, development of new roads, new libraries at government schools, besides others. The DC directed officials from various departments to submit utilisation certificates for completed projects.
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Revenue department in Coimbatore slashes pending land survey applications in two years
COIMBATORE : With the introduction of Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) equipment and substantially increasing manpower, the revenue department has brought down the number of pending land survey applications in Coimbatore over the past two years. In 2023, a total of 50,862 applications — including Not Involving Sub-Division (NISD) and Involving Sub-Division (ISD) — were pending with the revenue department. As of June 8, 2025, the number came down to 14,337. This improvement is also being attributed to the higher number of petitions processed every month. Besides, the Madras high court directed authorities to expedite the disposal of pending NISD applications. Following this, significant progress was made, clearing a substantial backlog within a short time. Two years ago, it took a minimum of six months to one year to dispose of an application. Now, the processing time has been reduced to 15 to 60 days. A senior official from the revenue department said the number of surveyors in the district was 60 in 2022. Over the past two years, the number of surveyors has increased to 125, including 53 temporary staff. "We are now disposing of around 8,000 applications a month. Earlier, each surveyor could handle only 40 applications per month. That number has now doubled to 80," he said. "The state govt has instructed us to dispose of each petition within a month," he added. However, due to the real estate boom, the city is expanding rapidly, leading to a steady rise in survey applications, especially in suburban and rural areas. "In 2022, we received around 8,000 ISD applications from rural areas. This number has now increased to 12,000," the official said. For measuring water bodies and highly disputed areas, the department uses Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) equipment. "We have five DGPS units in the district. For regular surveys using tape, we charge ₹400 per side of land. For DGPS-based surveys , the fee is ₹1,000 per side," he said. The official also noted that for land, house, or property purchases that do not involve any change in land extent, the title is updated on the online Patta portal within four hours of registration. This system, implemented in 2023, is also a key reason for the reduction in pendency. "We no longer need to verify such properties again after registration," he said.
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Revenue department in Coimbatore slashes pending land survey applications in 2 years
Coimbatore: With the introduction of Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) equipment and substantially increasing manpower, the revenue department has brought down the number of pending land survey applications in Coimbatore over the past two years. In 2023, a total of 50,862 applications — including Not Involving Sub-Division (NISD) and Involving Sub-Division (ISD) — were pending with the revenue department. As of June 8, 2025, the number came down to 14,337. This improvement is also being attributed to the higher number of petitions processed every month. Besides, the Madras high court directed authorities to expedite the disposal of pending NISD applications. Following this, significant progress was made, clearing a substantial backlog within a short time. Two years ago, it took a minimum of six months to one year to dispose of an application. Now, the processing time has been reduced to 15 to 60 days. A senior official from the revenue department said the number of surveyors in the district was 60 in 2022. Over the past two years, the number of surveyors has increased to 125, including 53 temporary staff. "We are now disposing of around 8,000 applications a month. Earlier, each surveyor could handle only 40 applications per month. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo That number has now doubled to 80," he said. "The state govt has instructed us to dispose of each petition within a month," he added. However, due to the real estate boom, the city is expanding rapidly, leading to a steady rise in survey applications, especially in suburban and rural areas. "In 2022, we received around 8,000 ISD applications from rural areas. This number has now increased to 12,000," the official said. For measuring water bodies and highly disputed areas, the department uses Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) equipment. "We have five DGPS units in the district. For regular surveys using tape, we charge ₹400 per side of land. For DGPS-based surveys, the fee is ₹1,000 per side," he said. The official also noted that for land, house, or property purchases that do not involve any change in land extent, the title is updated on the online Patta portal within four hours of registration. This system, implemented in 2023, is also a key reason for the reduction in pendency. "We no longer need to verify such properties again after registration," he said.
The Hindu
07-06-2025
- The Hindu
E-pass permit system for transport of construction materials from quarries to take effect in Tiruppur district from June 9
The Tiruppur administration has directed quarries mining construction materials to comply with electronic (e-pass) system for transport of the load from the storage points, from June 9. Till now, the lessee was entitled to obtain transport permit and despatch slips from the District Collector concerned or any officer authorised by him for removal of the minerals from the leasehold area. The new electronic system will take effect under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage of Minerals and Mineral Dealers Rules, 2011, District Collector T. Christuraj said in a press release. 'The system of transport of construction materials using the transit passes with hologram will be stopped. Only the electronic passes downloaded from the website: will be valid. Vehicles flouting the directive will be confiscated,' he said. During 2023, the Geology and Mines Department had started working on bringing in Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS), Mineral Management System (MMS), e-permit, vehicle tracking system, and drone survey, in response to the directive of NGT, Southern Zone, following a case filed a year earlier by Tiruppur-based Tamil Nadu Farmers Protection Association. The NGT had flagged 'misuse of the transit permits' and also 'illegal transportation' of the quarried material. For the DGPS technique entailing fixing of boundary of the quarry/mining lease area to ascertain whether the lessees were operating the quarries within the permitted area, 23 agencies were empanelled for erecting boundary pillars using geo-coordinates. The online MMS for minor minerals is designed to have a tab on the processes right from the stage of application till the grant of lease. The department had favoured e-permit system combined with installation of weigh bridge at quarry sites as it will help control illegal transportation of minerals and also assess the quantity of minerals quarried and transported from the lease premises. The electronic system required all the vehicles transporting minerals to be registered with the department and to instal AIS-140 or higher standard of GPS instrument. The software was developed for the Mineral Management System (MiMaS) by Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency. With the objective of removing the scope for illegal quarrying resulting in revenue loss to the Government, e-permit system for obtaining bulk permits was initially launched on a trial basis in Chengaplattu and Kancheepuram districts, and subsequently extended to Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri disticts. According to the policy note of the department, out of ₹1835.93 crore, revenue generated from the mineral resources during 2023-24, minor minerals constituted 28% accounting for ₹513.43 crore. As per the official data, 5,245 vehicles transporting minerals without valid transport permits were seized, and penalty of ₹17.43 crore was collected, in addition to registration of 3,891 criminal cases/FIRs.
