Madhya Pradesh’s first ever GIS (Geographic Information System) laboratory is set to begin in Bhopal to start GIS mapping of properties. Now detail of properties will be available at single click. Even general public can check the detail and document of properties after allotment from the portal. All the process for lab has been done and tender has been released by the Urban Administration and Development Department. Once the laboratory starts working, all the construction work in various cities of Bhopal will be monitored from Bhopal. Urban Administration and Development Department is mapping properties across the State with the help revenue and registry department. After this mapping, information of all new constructions will be monitored through lab in Bhopal and information will be uploaded for future reference. Concerned department will be able to take action in any suspected case based on the information uploaded on application being used at the laboratory. Officials of Revenue and Registry Department will also help to take action against any construction work.

 

According to reports, department has already done mapping of properties in Bhopal, Indore, Sagar, Morena, Gwalior and a few other districts. Survey and mapping of properties in few other districts are still underway. In this system, map data and live fee of properties will be taken via remote sensing and satellite. A private agency has made tie up for providing live information of the construction work. A team of 15 experts will be monitoring in the lab. Once the lab starts working, civic body will get information from the lab as soon as remote sensing agency send the detail. Photographs collected at the lab will be updated at 15 to 30 days. In the meantime, if team notice any illegal construction work, Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) team will be reaching the spot. Concern official will be responsible for any fault or illegal construction work even after providing information with the lab. Himanshu Singh, Director Urban Development Department, said, “GIS mapping of properties have begun and laboratory is being set up. Soon result will be made available to the public.” He further informed that GIS survey for property tax began in Bhopal during year 2016-17 but it could not be complete yet for some guanine reasons.

 

After survey in the year 2017, many vacant plots were displaying construction work that was not in actual. Even area of construction work was being displayed as extended. Therefore, the team decided to re-start the survey with accuracy. He said that in first phase, about two dozens of building belonging to civic body was done so that laboratory can check whether it is legal or illegal. Director Singh said that before purchasing any property, buyer can check the name, dues, area, purchasing year, commercial or residential and other details from portal. For purchasing property belonged to Housing Board, one would not be becoming victim of any fraud. Housing Board will also be monitoring the properties through map. Bidisha Mukherjee, Administrative Officer of Housing Board, said that more than 50 lakh documents have been scanned under the plan. She said that digitalisation of properties is being done at faster pace and all data is being saved on cloud computing. She said, “GIS mapping will make buyers work easy and transparent.”