BARPETA: The central government-backed pilot program NAKSHA (National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations) was launched in the Barpeta Road Urban Local Body (ULB) in Assam’s Barpeta district on Tuesday. The program is being launched in altogether 152 pilot ULBs across 26 states and 3 UTs. Notably, Barpeta Road is among 10 Assam ULBs earmarked for the project.
The launch ceremony was held in the presence of Kaustav Kalita, ADC (Revenue); Nirmal Jyoti Sarmah, CO, Barnagar; Priyanku Baruah, EO Barpeta Road MB; Rajesh Sarkar, Chairman, Barpeta Road MB; Surathi Saha, Vice Chairperson, Barpeta Road MB; ILRMS Consultant, Barpeta (Revenue), City Project Officer, Barpeta Road MB, ward commissioners, and others.
NAKSHA is an initiative by the Department of Land Resources under the Ministry of Rural Development to modernize urban land records through geospatial technology. The Survey of India is the technical partner for the NAKSHA program, which is responsible for conducting aerial surveys and providing orthorectified imagery.
Notably, NAKSHA, which has been described as a “revolution in urban governance” in India, seeks to improve urban land management across the country. Attendees were informed about the technical aspects of the mission and how land mapping will be performed under the ambitious scheme. Kaustav Kalita, ADC (Revenue), emphasized NAKSHA’s role in increasing transparency in land record maintenance.
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