Project to set land records straight begins

Resurvey, being taken up after 100 years, aims to give land owners permanent title deed

The lingering disputes over ownership of land hoarded up in courts and the confusion over land survey records have placed an enormous stress on the Revenue and Survey departments with long years of litigation. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, in a bid to overcome the hurdles, has taken up yet another revolutionary project to completely resurvey the lands, a massive exercise after 100 years, and provide land holders a permanent ownership title deed. The programme is being conducted with the technical assistance from the Survey of India. “The Survey, Settlement and Land Records Department is embarking on a historical project being taken up after 100 years. In the biggest exercise of its kind, we are doing resurvey of lands across 17,500 villages and 110 Urban Local Bodies under the YSR Jagananna Bhuraksha - Sashwata Bhu Hakku’, using state-of-the-art drone technology and with technical collaboration with the Survey of India. Our aim is to provide permanent title deeds to land owners,” said Commissioner, Survey, Settlement and Land Records, Siddharth Jain.