Land survey to be made foolproof in Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam: Deputy chief ministers Dharmana Krishnadas and Pamula Pushpa Srivani launched the comprehensive survey of the land at Marrivalasa village in Ramabhadrapuram mandal in Visakhapatnam on Friday morning.

Speaking on the occasion, Krishnadas said the survey christened as YSR Jagananna Saswatha Bhuhakku and Bhuraksha Pathakam was being conducted after a century. The last survey was conducted during the British era. He said most modern technology including drones would be used to conduct the survey that would put an end to the land disputes in the state. He said in Vizianagaram district, an extent of 12,43,475 acres under 23,91,983 subdivisions and 1,99,404 survey numbers was being surveyed.

In the first phase, 499 revenue villages would be surveyed and the entire process would be completed by October 2023. “Not just agriculture lands, the survey will also cover residential plots as well in the urban areas,’’ he said, adding that grama sabhas would be held at all the places to clarify doubts to the farmers and residential plot owners.

Pushpa Srivani said the farmers who purchased lands with their lifetime earnings were being duped by unscrupulous elements with false documents. This was making the farmers run around the courts to solve the dispute for years. “The comprehensive survey will not give scope to such irregularities,’’ she said.

She said around 16,000 persons were trained across the state to conduct this survey.

Bobbili MLA Sambangi Venkata Chinappalanaidu said many inam lands disputes were reported from the constituencies, which could be solved now by the survey. Vizianagaram Lok Sabha member Bellana Chandrasekhar said now the landowner could live anywhere peacefully since the land would be well-marked by the survey and remain untouched.