Now Drones To Monitor Land Encroachment In Delhi, Here Are Details

New Delhi: In a major step to prevent the land from encroachers and prohibit unauthorized constructions in the future, the Delhi Development Authority has signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), and Survey of India (SoI) to carry out drone survey to determine the current status of land in the national capital.

Lt. Governor and Chairman of DDA, VK Saxena had repeatedly flagged lack of real ground status in the national capital. 

According to an official statement, the Aerial imagery obtained will have diverse uses, that include easy identification, mapping, and monitoring of encroachments. Data elevation models will be used to identify vertical encroachments. 

“It will help in getting real-time data on encroachments, thereby prompting authorities to act against encroachments in the nascent stage itself. The MoU aims to generate geospatial data through survey and mapping activities which will act as a base for the integration of data of DDA, MCD and various other departments in NCT of Delhi including the Revenue Department, Housing Department, Urban Development, PWD, Irrigation Department, Environment Department, Agriculture Department, Forest Department, Disaster Management, etc. to maximize resource utilization and ensure comprehensive coverage of all areas under their respective jurisdictions,” the release said. 

The release further mentioned that it is expected that both DDA and MCD will be able to better identify encroachments, unauthorized constructions, and change detection in their respective jurisdictions which will enable timely decision-making and result in prompt and swift action, thereby helping in the planned development of Delhi as per Master Plan of Delhi.