TG Govt To Launch Distribution Of Bhudhar Cards After Dasara: Ponguleti
Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy will launch the distribution of Bhudhar cards in his Palair constituency: Reports
HYDERABAD: The state government will launch the distribution of Bhudhar cards to agricultural landowners after Dasara, following the completion of the first phase of the comprehensive land resurvey in 285 revenue villages. The government decided to complete the resurvey across all 10,954 revenue villages in three phases to establish precise boundaries for every land parcel, ensure clarity on ownership rights and provide a permanent solution to land disputes.
Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy will launch the distribution of Bhudhar cards in his Palair constituency. The cards carry a unique 14-digit identification number for each agricultural landholding, similar to Aadhaar, to ensure clear identification of land parcels and improve transparency in land records.
Reviewing the progress of the resurvey with revenue officials here on Saturday, the minister said the survey had been completed in 285 revenue villages and notices had been issued to landowners to invite objections. The government had also finalised tenders for procuring an additional 400 rovers, over and above the 411 already available, to accelerate the exercise.
Srinivas Reddy said the resurvey was being undertaken with a vision of building a Telangana free from land disputes. Of the state's 10,954 revenue villages, 2,720 villages across 32 districts, excluding Hyderabad, had been selected for the first phase, with 70 villages earmarked in each district.
In several parts of Telangana, survey records dating back to the Nizam era in 1936 continued to serve as the primary reference. Subsequent land divisions, subdivisions of survey numbers, urbanisation and changes in administrative boundaries had created uncertainty over original land boundaries. The government was using modern technology to address these issues through a scientific and comprehensive resurvey, he added.
Traditional surveying equipment, including chains, rods, cross-staffs and measuring tapes, was being replaced with modern technologies such as DGPS, rovers, GIS and QGIS. The technology would improve measurement accuracy and enable digital preservation of survey records, reducing the scope for future boundary disputes.
Srinivas Reddy said survey data collected through DGPS would be incorporated into QGIS software and uploaded to the Bhu Bharati portal. While Telangana had around 40 lakh survey numbers in 1948, the figure had increased to 2.29 crore at present.
The government has drawn up a comprehensive plan to assign unique Bhudhar numbers to all survey numbers in a phased manner. He said the resurvey had been completed in all 665 acres in Kongara village of Nelakondapalli mandal in his Palair Assembly constituency.