Mapping India through Drones

The government had earlier announced the use of drones to map all properties inside village borders to map residential land ownership. Drones will be used to create digital maps of villages. Following that, Rajasthan government will map all villages using drones in two years. F For the first time, drones will be used to conduct a survey of populated areas in all the 46,543 villages of Rajasthan. Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said the state government would conduct the survey of populated areas in villages in collaboration with Survey of India using drone technology. During the survey, which will be conducted over the next two years (2021-22 & 2022-23), ownership records of all village residents will be prepared with the objective of preparing 'village maps' and 'property records' of residents. This initiative will help in settling land-related or property disputes in villages and prevent encroachments. Along with this, a survey of community assets like rural roads, ponds, and canals, open spaces such as parks, schools, anganwadis and health centers will be done and their maps prepared. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) will be signed between the Survey of India and the state government for implementing the plan.