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New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Senior IAS officers serving as district magistrates and collectors will take suggestions on land survey of urban settlements in a two-day workshop starting in Mussoorie from Monday. An official gave this information on Sunday.
The objective of the workshop is to build administrative and technical preparedness for the nationwide implementation of the NAKSHA (National Geospatial Knowledge-Based Land Survey of Urban Settlements) programme, the official said in a statement.
Department of Land Resources (DoLR), in collaboration with BN Yugandhar Center for Rural Studies (BNYCRS) of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), is organizing “Training cum Workshop on Naksha”.
Dr. Bagdi Gautam, Center Director, BNYCRS, will deliver the inaugural address, followed by Manoj Joshi, Secretary, DOLR, who will deliver the keynote address, the statement said.
The training will include an overview of the program by Kunal Satyarthi, Joint Secretary of DOLR. The technical session on workflow and data acquisition along with Naksha web-GIS portal demo by MPSEDC will be led by SK Sinha, Additional Surveyor General of India.
A key component involves sharing of state-level experiences. Senior officials from Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Assam and Madhya Pradesh will present their implementation approaches and best practices.
The session on administrative and legal framework was led by NK Sudhanshu (DG, Yashada) and S. Chokalingam (CEO, Maharashtra). The workshop concluded with a ground reality demo from the Survey of India.
The workshop, to be held on 27th and 28th October, aims to equip District Magistrates with the necessary skills to manage the implementation of NAKSHA.
Highlights include a comprehensive overview of NAKSHA’s workflow and ground truth, technical training on GIS and modern survey techniques, practical insights on data acquisition and discussions on administrative and legal implementation framework.
NAKSHA (National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Settlements) is a one-year pilot program launched by DoLR under the Digital India Land Records Modernization Program (DILRMP).
It aims to revolutionize urban land records in 157 urban local bodies (ULBs) across 27 states and 3 union territories, covering over 4484 sq km and benefiting over 1.5 crore citizens.
Using state-of-the-art aerial and field survey techniques, NAKSHA is creating a comprehensive, GIS-integrated database of urban land parcels.
This initiative is being implemented with technical support from Survey of India, NICSI, MPSEDC and five National Centers of Excellence.
With over 600 million people projected to reside in Indian cities by 2031, the need for accurate and accessible urban land records has never been more important.
NAKSHA plays a key role in addressing this demand by enabling transparent asset ownership, streamlining urban planning processes and supporting the development of better infrastructure.
It also contributes to enhancing municipal revenue collections, strengthening disaster preparedness and response, and promoting public trust and private investment through reliable, legally certified land data.
–IANS
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