Hyderabad, Aug.8 (NSS): GHMC Commissioner Amrapali Kata on Thursday said the GIS survey would go a long way in providing better services to the residents of the city with a special focus on improving urban planning and resource management. The Commissioner held a media conference at the GHMC headquarters and informed about the geographic information system.
Speaking on the occasion, she said efforts were being made to make Hyderabad a model for the country. “As part of this, an Integrated Geographic Information System survey is being conducted to map all the assets and utilities within the GHMC limits to improve urban planning and resource management. We are using new technology for this purpose. The entire GHMC with GIS is being surveyed and recorded by drone. With this, government lands, small roads, ponds, lakes and the entire city will be mapped. Spread over an area of about 650 square kilometres, Hyderabad Metropolitan city has about 1943,000 structures, including residential and commercial buildings, of which 2.7 lakh are commercial households,” she said, adding that a digital door number would be set up in every house after the GIS survey was completed. “The GIS digital board will be set up in front of every house so that people can avail government services from home,” she said.
She also said people had a variety of benefits with installing a digital board in front of every house. “For example, if there are problems anywhere in their colonies, they can be solved. They can get a birth and death certificate, mutation of assets and other services directly from home. During disasters and accidents, people will have the opportunity to get services quickly. Similarly, in case of natural calamities and accidents, the authorities will be able to respond quickly and go directly and provide services. The government lands and ponds will not be encroached upon in the city anymore,” she said.
She noted that the GIS survey had been initiated in five circles (out of 6 locations) in Hydernagar, Miyapur, Chandanagar, KPHB Colony, Uppal and Hayatnagar. “The GIS survey is being conducted through satellite and physical ground. So far, the drone survey has been completed in 130 sq km and 1,40,020 plots will be digitised soon. Each property will be given a digital address identification number. The door-to-door survey will only collect information related to properties, utilities and infrastructures along with the necessary support documents,” she revealed.
She urged people not to fall prey to any misconceptions and cooperate with the survey. She said with this survey, all the colonies would have the flexibility to provide necessary infrastructure and made it clear that It was only for the protection of GHMC assets. “At present, 90 teams are working. Each team has two members. The Teams will be increased as per the requirement,” she said. She revealed that a total of 600 teams would be set up on the ground and added that the survey would be completed within the next six months. She made it clear that there was no question of increasing the property tax and added that no one should worry about it. She made it clear that the survey was being conducted by satellite and drone physically and added that it did not ask for personal details in the physical survey.
“With this survey, every number of roads, buildings, ponds, parks and so on within the GHMC limits can be accurately predicted. The GIS surveys were conducted in several towns in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh States in the country and also in small towns. The City residents have also been asked to cooperate with the physical survey in the GHMC by her.
Additional Commissioner Sneha Sabarish participated in the meeting.
