Major portion of drone mapping for comprehensive land re-survey completed across Puducherry

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The Puducherry Government has completed a large information of the drone-mapping and information postulation activities for the broad onshore resurvey successful Puducherry, marking important advancement successful the Union Territory’s efforts to modernize onshore records aft 56 years.

The onshore re-survey is being carried retired utilizing precocious drone exertion by the Survey of India successful Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. The past State-wide onshore survey was conducted successful the 1970s, and lone municipality areas were surveyed separately thereafter.

According to an official, “The aged onshore taxation registers and Field Measurement Book (FMB) from that play stay successful usage till date, contempt important changes successful onshore boundaries and usage implicit the decades. To code these challenges, the authorities launched the technological integer survey successful collaboration with the Survey of India, the Central government’s method partner.”

“The drone mapping operations are present progressing rapidly with the survey already completed successful Mahe portion it is nearing completion successful Karaikal. Out of 294 sq.km successful Puducherry, the drone-based mapping has been completed successful astir 240 sq.km. The survey volition statesman successful Yanam successful 2 weeks, and the full workout volition beryllium completed successful 2 months,” the authoritative said.

Based connected the survey, tract maps would beryllium created with geo-reference points. The results of tract survey done by a associated squad of Survey, Revenue and Municipality officials would beryllium integrated with the information for spot taxation maintained by the Local Administration department.

The Department has besides planned to make photographic (Ortho Rectified Image – ORI) documentation. Based connected the ORI maps generated during aerial surveys, the tract survey of lands would beryllium carried retired by the tract survey teams constituted comprising Revenue and Local Administration section officials.

The Field Measurement Book (FMB) would beryllium created based connected the survey of lands carried retired utilizing modern survey tools specified arsenic Real clip Kinematics and Electronic Total Station. Further, if determination were immoderate objections successful the prepared map, the acrophobic landowners could entreaty to the authorities concerned. They would beryllium considered and settled successful accordance with law.

After decision of each the activities, the geo-referenced tract maps would beryllium published, and the onshore grounds information would beryllium integrated with property-related information and the aforesaid would beryllium provided to landowners. The patta details to each lands would beryllium updated successful the sanction of eligible landowners.

According to C. Sendhil Kumar, Director of Survey and Land Records, “The lone situation facing the drone survey is information restrictions astir the airport. Drones cannot alert adjacent Puducherry Airport without clearance, and we person sought support from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation. Once support is granted, the remaining areas volition beryllium afloat surveyed.”

He added, “Once the integer re-survey is completed crossed each the 4 regions, Puducherry volition person its astir close onshore survey representation to date. This volition importantly trim onshore bound disputes and encroachments. The nationalist volition beryllium capable to get onshore records digitally portion fake documents volition beryllium curbed, making onshore transactions safer.”

Published - May 19, 2026 03:42 p.m. IST

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