Telangana to conduct technology-based survey of 10 lakh disputed acres
The survey aims to resolve long-standing boundary and ownership conflicts between the revenue and forest departments across 35 assembly constituencies.
The Telangana government has directed a joint, technology-driven survey of over 10 lakh acres currently subject to disputes between the forest and revenue departments, according to a report by Urban Acres.
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy issued these instructions during a review meeting at the state secretariat on Monday. The exercise will cover areas in approximately 35 assembly constituencies, particularly in the erstwhile Adilabad, Khammam, Warangal, and Mahbubnagar districts.
The minister stated that long-running land disputes have caused hardship for landowners and farmers. He called for transparent, evidence-based decisions and instructed departments to coordinate from the village level to the state level rather than working separately.
Officials will use scientific methods and modern technology to demarcate boundaries after examining land records, survey maps, and historical documents. The process includes cases involving government land and patta lands.
District and mandal-level officials from the revenue, forest, survey, and settlement departments will form joint committees to manage fieldwork and record reviews. The minister requested that matters resolvable at the local level be settled there, while policy-related cases should be referred to the state government.
The government aims for time-bound resolutions through this combination of field verification and administrative scrutiny. The next steps involve the formation of these joint committees and the scrutiny of existing records.