NAKSHA launched in Arunachal’s Namsai under digital India initiative

Itanagar: Union minister for agriculture & farmers welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey for Urban Habitations (NAKSHA) in Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday. This pilot programme, part of the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme, was initiated from Raisen in Madhya Pradesh.
NAKSHA, a one-year pilot programme, spans 26 states and 3 Union Territories and has selected 152 cities, with Namsai being the only district selected from Arunachal Pradesh.
The programme aims to create a comprehensive and accurate geospatial database for urban land records.
In collaboration with the Survey of India, the programme will utilise drone-based aerial surveys, field surveys, and ground truthing to map Namsai township.
It is expected to facilitate improved urban planning, disaster management planning, detection of changes in built-up areas, ease land acquisition for development and re-development, and modernise land records for ease of doing business.
The programme was launched at the Namsai deputy commissioner's conference hall by Namsai zilla parishad chairperson Nang Urmila Mancheykhun, in the presence of director Survey of India, Shillong, RK Srivastava, Namsai deputy commissioner CR Khampa, and other senior officials.
Mancheykhun emphasised the importance of public and stakeholder cooperation for the successful implementation of NAKSHA in Namsai township.
A NAKSHA booklet, flyers, and video were released on the occasion, along with a drone demonstration by the Survey of India team.