Kakinada: GIS survey made to curb siphoning in property taxes
The Commissioner stated that a Permanent Scientific Door Number would be allocated to all the property owners according to survey report.
Kakinada: Kakinada Municipal Corporation (KMC) is conducting a Geographic Information System (GIS) survey with satellite imaging of Kakinada for the overall development of Kakinada as a future city. They are also planning on giving permanent door number will be allotted to property owners.
However, the main purpose of the survey is to curb pilferage in property and other taxes after completion of the survey. According to sources, the state government has planned to increase the revenue from urban areas without hiking taxes with the view of the upcoming general elections. Due to this, the Corporation has prepared a plan for curbing pilferage in property taxes by making a survey on actual boundaries, measurements of the property and also hidden properties.
The survey has been entrusted to Anantha Technologies and the firm would prepare special geographical maps through satellite images and gather the information of building constructions, roads, drainages, street ligts, drinking water distribution system, educational institutions, hospitals, government and private offices, cell phone towers, transformers, markets, cinema halls, parks, shopping complexes and others and allot a unique identity number with a scientific manner on the lines of Aadhaar.
The enumerators are distributing application forms to the property owners, in the name of KMC Commissioner, requesting the people to give information such as Aadhaar number of property owner, door number, property tax assessment number, water tax assessment number, electricity connection number, building permission number/BPS/BRS/, mobile number and e-mail id to the enumerators.
She said that the survey would make be made use for improving of facilities. The Commissioner stated that a Permanent Scientific Door Number would be allocated to all the property owners according to survey report. It is said that the survey will make use of an integrated development for the city and improving infrastructure and basic amenities to the people.
Meanwhile, KMC officials said that due to the GIS survey, it is easy for identifying the pilferages in property and water taxes and the revenue can be collected from the property owners on their exact measurements and also it would help for bringing reforms to improve the civic services to the people.
