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Telangana aims to finish land resurvey phase by November
The Hindu··6h ago
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said Telangana's land resurvey is running in three phases and that the first phase is due to finish by the end of November. Work is done in 285 revenue villages, with objection notices issued. Of 10,954 villages, 2,720 are in the first phase. The state is buying 400 more survey rovers beyond 411 already purchased.
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What It Means For You
- Landowners in surveyed villages get notices and a window to file objections.
- The government plans unique Bhudhaar numbers for every survey number.
- Digital DGPS and GIS records are meant to replace disputed paper boundaries.
What's Happening
- Reddy briefed reporters after a Saturday review with revenue officials.
- Phase one covers 70 villages in each of 32 districts, excluding Hyderabad.
- Bhudhaar pattas are due soon in Kongara village across all 665 acres surveyed.
Why Records Keep Multiplying
- Survey numbers rose from about 40 lakh in 1948 to 2.29 crore.
- Nizam-era maps from 1936 still shape some disputed boundaries.
- Subdivisions, urbanisation and shifting administrative lines added further gaps.
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