Government enters into agreement with Survey of India for the project

The government has decided to resurvey lands and properties in the State by employing state-of-the-art technologies, including drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), by roping in Survey of India.

Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, Revenue Minister R.V. Deshpande said the government has entered into an agreement with Survey of India. In the first phase, it has been decided to conduct resurvey of land and properties in Tumakuru, Hassan, Uttara Kannada, Belagavi, and Ramanagaram districts, and Bengaluru city.

The technology using drone/UAVs for mapping of the land mass was successfully conducted at Jayanagar Assembly segment in Bengaluru city and Ramanagaram on a pilot basis.

While the Union government would spend ₹110 crore to conduct survey in the five rural districts, a cost of ₹15 crore for survey work in Bengaluru city would be borne by the State government.

Girish Kumar, Director General, Survey of India, said: “Karnataka is the pioneer State to deploy drone and UAVs for survey work in the country.” The first phase would be completed in two years. “In the next five years, all districts in Karnataka will be mapped with the help of drones and UAVs,” he said. He added that the entire land and properties of Bengaluru city will be brought under 3-D mapping.

New taluks

Mr. Kumar said the State Cabinet recently gave its stamp of approval for the formation of nine new taluks, including Kushalnagar and Ponnampet in Kodagu district.

The new taluks are: Harohalli (Ramanagaram), Chelur (Chickballapur), Theradal (Bagalkot), Kalasa (Chikkamagaluru), Alamela (Vijayapura), Mulky (Dakshina Kannada), and Yeragatti (Belagavi).

He said the previous Congress government had taken a decision to form new taluks.