Sangareddy adopts Karnataka model for modern land survey

The Revenue and Survey and Land Records departments will conduct a high-precision re-survey of agricultural lands in Sangareddy using GPS technology. New pattadar passbooks with geo-coordinates will be issued to prevent encroachments and improve transparency in land records.

Sangareddy: Planting boundary stones at the corners of agricultural fields may soon become outdated. The Revenue and Survey and Land Records departments are preparing to conduct a high-precision re-survey of farmland using GPS rovers and other modern technology.

The department will issue new pattadar passbooks with geo-coordinates and field maps. Officials say this will make encroachments difficult and improve transparency in land records.

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Earlier, land was surveyed using chain and staff methods. These methods often led to errors, especially in fields with rocks and trees. Surveyors also placed boundary stones at field corners. In several cases, these stones were removed, leading to disputes and repeated surveys.

The new system promises high accuracy, with a margin of error between one and three centimetres. On a pilot basis, the re-survey will be taken up in villages where revenue maps are not available.

Officials have identified 17 such villages in Sangareddy district, 22 in Siddipet and 24 in Medak. Revenue maps in these areas were lost due to poor maintenance.

The survey began in Babulgaon in Sadasivapet mandal, Mustafapur in Raikode mandal, Rasoli in Kangti mandal and Mugdhampur in Manoor mandal. Due to staff shortage, the department, along with licensed surveyors, will conduct the exercise in phases. The survey will exclude grama kantam lands within village limits.

Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records, Sangareddy, Ainesh, said initial challenges are expected. He stated that officials would consult higher authorities to prepare a plan to address issues as they arise. The initiative was inspired by a similar system in Karnataka.