Land resurvey covers 1,000 villages in first phase

HYDERABAD The comprehensive resurvey of agricultural lands started by the Revenue department has crossed the 1,000 villages mark. Of the total 10,954 villages across the State, the government has selected 70 villages each from the 32 districts except the State Capital. A total of 2,720 villages, including villages that were not covered in any survey in the past, are being covered as part of the first phase of resurvey of which, the exercise is completed in 1,000 villages and the process was in final stages in 416 villages.

The State government has taken up the survey exercise after a gap of over 125 years and officials have been directed to conduct the entire process with transparency without impacting the interests of the landowners. Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy wanted officials to see that there is no compromise on the accuracy of the survey. The survey exercise should be strictly based on the revenue records.

Notices if any should be served on the owners calling for objections once the process was completed.