Start mapping of land assets in green zones, CM tells officials
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 20
Base map prepared
Data acquisition using drones has been completed in 75 villages of 15 districts, while the process of data collection is underway in Karnal and Sonepat districts.
A preliminary base map of the population (lal dora) has been prepared for three villages in Sonepat, five villages each in Panchkula and Karnal, four villages each in Sirsa and Panipat, and five villages in district Faridabad.
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Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has directed officials to start the mapping of land assets in the green zones of Mahendragarh, Rewari, and Jhajjar districts through the Survey of India following the guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The Chief Minister said this in a meeting while reviewing the project of mapping of land assets of the State by Survey of India on Monday through video-conferencing with Lieutenant General (retd) Girish Kumar, Surveyor General of India. Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala was also present.
The CM also directed the officers concerned to develop a dashboard in coordination with the National Informatics Centre to keep track of the mapping, for which the first phase of survey has been completed. He also ordered immediate appointment of a Director of Land Records and Land Records Officer, separately. He said till the director is not appointed, Additional Principal Secretary to CM V Umashankar will coordinate with the Survey of India.
The MHA has given permission to the states to carry out industrial and economic activities conditionally during the lockdown period from April 20 onwards, except in containment zones. Three districts of Haryana, Mahendragarh, Rewari, and Jhajjar have been declared green zones.
