Digital mapping of villages begins
The Hindu
In the Union Territory, as many as 67 villages covering 235 square km and 32 villages in Karaikal covering 157 sq km would be covered under the SVAMITVA scheme.
The Department of Revenue and Disaster Management has selected Manalipet village in Villianur Taluk for implementing Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme as a pilot project.
SVAMITVA, a Centrally sponsored scheme, envisages surveying of land parcels in rural areas using drone technology for issuance of property cards, updation of property and asset registers and creation of digitalised GIS mapping of villages.
In the Union Territory, as many as 67 villages covering 235 square km and 32 villages in Karaikal covering 157 sq km would be covered under the scheme.
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