Haryana Government on Thursday decided to expand mapping using drones in all villages of the State in a phased manner. It was earlier being carried out in five villages each of 15 districts and three towns of Sonipat, Jind and Karnal
The decision was taken in a meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here to review the project for mapping of land properties and other features in the State being under taken through Survey of India.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister also released the contour maps of Haryana at 5 meters interval for publication in public domain which has been prepared by Haryana Space Applications Centre (HARSAC), Department of Science and Technology, Haryana. These contours on such a large interval will provide village level information thus enabling the successful implementation of various government programs like Jal Shakti Abhiyaan, watershed management, water conservation activities and drainage works.
Sirsi village of district Karnal is first village which has been declared free from Lal Dora. Following Sirsi, the next lot of 75 villages will soon be declared as "free from Lal dora".
Khattar directed that total area of Sirsi village, under abadi-deh, Government land and agriculture land be compiled with and matched and if any difference is found, the same should be rectified. He said that besides demarcation, land titling should also be made so as to identify the ownership of land. He also directed to capture the area of State boundary by using drones across the interstate boundary.
It was informed that while the data acquisition using drone in 75 villages of 15 districts has been completed, the process of data acquisition in whole of Karnal and Sonipat district is underway.
Earlier, the Chief Minister announced an award of Rs 1 lakh for the team of Survey of India for their outstanding contribution in making Sirsi village of district Karnal free from Lal Dora.