Cadastral Map would to help upgrade the land management system
Zubair Qureshi
Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Survey of Pakistan (SoP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for digitisation of capital land record.
According to a statement, the MoU has been signed in line with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan to digitise the land record management of Islamabad.Under the MoU, surveying and mapping will be carried out by CDA for the development of the capital territory.
The experts and professionals of the Survey of Pakistan would conduct a complete survey of Islamabad Capital Territory, prepare a Cadastral Map and handed over to CDA for development of Capital Territory under this
MoU. According to the statement issued by the CDA, the Capital Development Authority is responsible for planning and development of Islamabad and in order to achieve this objective and run affairs of the capital territory, surveying and mapping is an important activity. SoP has been providing services to CDA in surveying and mapping activities since 1960 and carried out different projects as refered by CDA.To make this relation more effective and efficient CDA requires support in the field of surveying and mapping, says the statem-
ent. The salient feature of this MoU is that all the surveying and mapping jobs of Cda consisting of, but not limited to, demarcation/digitisation of CDA land, cadastral mapping of Islamabad, demarcation of intersecting points (IPS) of sectors on ground, topographic survey before development of any sector/scheme, l-sections and cross-sections of nullah, roads, demarcation of boundary, calculation of built-up area in acquired sector for award to locals by CDA, provision/repair & maintenance of survey equipments, etc, would be referred/assigned to survey of Pakistan (SoP).
Satellite Imagery where required for the projects of Capital Development Authority will be provided to CDA after consultation from SoP. Digital data will be provided to CDA in WGS-84 and UTM projection.
This advanced technology Cadastral Map would not only help the authority to upgrade the land management system of capital territory but also facilitate CDA for the already land acquired as well as in future land acquisition process which become easier and in transparent manner, further says the statement.
The MoU between CDA and Survey of the Pakistan would also help acquisition of land for new sectors in Islamabad, as well as the correct determination of built-up properties (BuP), the statement said.
Under this MoU all land in Islamabad will be digitised, thereafter CDA will have a complete data bank of Islamabad land and this would also be determine the nature of land, land use and owners of the land.
In this way CDA will have the full details of the land, houses and all sorts of property, etc, which would make it easier to deal with land disputes and other solutions, said the statement.
The statement goes on to say that CDA will also provide all required and necessary support to the experts and surveyors of Survey of Pakistan for the completion of survey and would also provide logistic support as well as offices during the field survey.
SoP will arrange Training of CDA Staff on Survey Instruments, e.g. Total Station, Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) at Survey Training Institute (STI) Islamabad on payment.
The MoU is initially for a period of three-years, while it could be further extended upon the mutual consent of the both parties.
