* These ‘traverse stones’ are to be used during the special land measurement drive in the State
* Maximum 33,602 stones are to be procured in Nagpur Division
By Kartik Lokhande
This may surprise many, but Maharashtra
Government is procuring 62,506 ‘stones’ at the cost of Rs 2,36,13,040.
Thus, the Government will be shelling Rs 377.77 per stone.
The
reason? These ‘traverse stones’ are being procured for use in special
land measurement drive to be conducted throughout the State. On July 23,
Revenue and Forest Department has cleared the proposal of Settlement
Commissioner and Director of Land Records, in this regard.
The ‘traverse stone’ is an important part of land measurement under
Sections 122 and 126 of Maharashtra Land Revenue Code. To ensure
accuracy in measurement of land, ‘traverse stone’, plane table,
electronics total stations etc are used. The need was felt as the
Government is conducting a special land measurement drive in villages.
Revenue Department is undertaking the special drive as per the
directions of Upa-Lokayukta. In his order, Upa-Lokayukta has directed
the Government to implement land measurement in all villages.
Accordingly, the drive is being conducted in one village with population
of 2,000 in each tehsil of the State. As the Gram Panchayats did not
have ‘enough’ funds, Department of Land Records sent a proposal to the
Government to make necessary allocation for procurement of ‘traverse
stones’.
“The work of city survey is conducted in various stages including
selection of site, inclusion in survey, preparation of map and
frame-work, measurement on plane table, enquiry and creation of record,
and then issuance of property card to land-holder. Traverse stone is
useful in ensuring accuracy in various processes including
angle-reading, detailed survey, preparing data sheets etc,” said Abhay
Joshi, officiating Deputy Director (Land Records), Nagpur Division.
As per the information, the highest number of traverse stones -- 33,602
-- are being procured in Nagpur Division. It is followed by Mumbai
(11,500), Aurangabad, Pune, Nashik, and Amravati divisions. Vidya
Waghmare, Desk Officer, Maharashtra Government, issued the order in this
regard.
Procurement of ‘traverse stones’
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Division No of villages Traverse stones Estimated
under survey to be procured expenditure
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Nagpur 50 33,602 Rs 1,02,18,700
Amravati 12 1,316 Rs 12,77,500
Mumbai 46 11,500 Rs 80,50,000
Pune 13 6,512 Rs 13,25,700
Nashik 55 2,199 Rs 12,09,450
Aurangabad 54 7,377 Rs 15,31,690
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Total 262 62,506 Rs 2,36,13,040
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State-wide launch of digitisation
of land records from Aug 1
As
part of National Land Records Modernisation Programme (NLRMP),
Maharashtra Government is set to launch a drive to scan all the land
records. The special drive will be launched simultaneously across the
State from August 1.
According to Abhay Joshi, officiating Deputy Director (Land Records),
Nagpur Division, the scanned records would be provided to State Data
Centre in Mumbai. Later on, the records would be made available online
for the benefit of the people. The records dating back to the year 1920,
paper registers, ‘Kotwal Panji’, city survey records, record of rights
(7/12 records), property cards, etc would be available online at a later
stage, Joshi told ‘The Hitavada’.
(Published in The Hitavada CityLine on July 25, 2014)
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