Soon, clearly demarcated plots in Haryana to be just a click away
Digitally recorded and clearly demarcated plots across Haryana are set to be just a click away — a significant development that will go a long way in reducing citizens’ dependency on revenue officials and middlemen.
With the Nayab Singh Saini government putting the Haryana Large Scale Mapping Project (HaLSMP), an initiative to bring technological advancement to land record management, on the fast track, the land digitisation process is set to be completed by the 2025-26 fiscal, sources said.
Recently, the Haryana Government had selected 22 pilot villages, one from each district, for the digitisation of revenue maps. “On the directions of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, 440 more villages (20 villages in each district) have now been identified for the next phase of the digitisation project. The aim is to complete the project by integrating the data on to the Bhu-Naksha portal by 2025-26,” Sumita Misra, Financial Commissioner, Revenue (FCR), told The Tribune.
“When completed, the project will ensure that each plot of land in Haryana is clearly demarcated, digitally recorded and accessible through a centralised online system, enabling citizens to view and verify their land boundaries online from the comforts of their homes. It will simplify the process of identifying correct plots during property transactions, leading to fewer disputes, smoother land registrations and faster mutations,” she contended.
Traditionally, land demarcation has been a manual process, which primarily relies on traditional tools like chains, tapes and revenue maps, popularly known as “tatimas”. Conducted by revenue officials — patwaris and kanungos — using field measurements and physical landmarks to define boundaries, it often leads to inaccuracies, overlapping claims and disputes. The manual records, which were prone to tampering, were difficult to update and inaccessible to the public, put a lot of discretion at the hands of the revenue officials, sources said, underlining the need for the digitisation of the land records.
Giving details, the sources said under the HaLSMP, the state government purchased 300 rovers for the demarcation of land. These rovers enable precise land marking, which are facilitated by 19 continuously operating reference stations (CORS). The land demarcation project, being implemented in collaboration with the Survey of India, integrates satellite imagery and drone-based surveys, besides the high-resolution CORS for geo-referencing. Under the HaLSMP, the digitisation process allows the generation of accurate geospatial data that can be layered over cadastral maps to identify discrepancies, boundaries and encroachments with precision, an officer said.
He said the updated cadastral maps were being overlaid onto satellite data and integrated with the Bhu-Naksha portal for public access after field validation and village-level verification.
The state government had initiated the GIS-based mapping of Haryana’s entire geographical area, spanning about 44,212 sq km. The project initially focused on the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA). However, now the project intends to survey all agriculture land and properties under the urban local bodies, the officer said.
Haryana Tribune