Delhi govt developing software to map, compile data on all the land it owns

A senior official said the government has asked all departments, including the Public Works Department, Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, Delhi Jal Board and others, to submit details of the land or property they own. (See box)

For this, the IT Department has been tasked with developing the software, said officials.

“Details on the shape of the plot, demarcation status, road connectivity or distance from the nearest road, custodian of the land, and any proposed development plan have also been requested,” said the official.

“Once all departments submit the data, the IT department will compile and upload the same in the software,” the official added.

Officials said the main objective is to compile data and documentation of the land owned by the government. “Once the data is compiled, the government can easily make future plans. For instance, if the government thinks there is a need to construct a school or hospital in a particular ward or district, it can look up this software, prepare a proposal and execute the plan in a timely manner,” said the official.

“Several departments are currently working from congested spaces. With details of its plots and properties available, the government can build new offices, schools, colleges, hospitals, parking facilities and more,” the official added.

The official further said that with the help of the software, the government will get to know about encroachments. “It will get to know how many of its properties are encroached upon, what are the kind of encroachments – whether they are occupied by the homeless or slums or resettlement colonies – and for how many years.”

With this data, the official said, it will be possible for the government to make plans to rehabilitate the encroachers to a different place with better amenities.

Here are the highlights:

Info depts have to furnish about plots they own

# Unique land ID, demarcation status, shape of plot

# Location: Revenue district or sub-division; road connectivity

# Name of Assembly constituency, revenue village, Mauza/locality, Khasra number, if any

# Comes under which civic body: If it’s MCD, zone and address details have to be shared

# GPS coordinates and GIS map references

# Asset type: Whether building, vacant land, water body, road, community hall or others

# Ownership: Whether government, private, community or others; whether acquired, transferred, leased or freehold

# Status: Whether in use, vacant, damaged, under repair or others

# Land use: Whether industrial, commercial or residential; if it’s as per Master Plan

# Size: In square metre; if there is a building, its built-up and plinth area, year of construction

# Encumbrance status: Whether land free from encumbrance, encroached upon or under litigation

# Any proposed development plan