Helicopters Will Hover Over This UP City For 2 Days, Photographing Each House. Here's Why

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A helicopter survey in Jhansi will measure building heights using a lidar sensor over two days, covering 161 sq km, as part of the Naksha scheme under Digital India
If you spot a helicopter flying over Jhansi in the next two days, do not be alarmed, as this is part of a survey. The helicopter will be airborne over the city for the next 2 days, equipped with a lidar sensor to measure the height of tall buildings from the ground. For this survey, 128 points have been designated within the city, and photographs will be taken covering an area of 161 square kilometres.
This marks the second phase of the Naksha scheme. Previously, a helicopter conducted a two-day survey capturing images of every house in the entire metropolis. This initiative, which started in Jhansi, is part of the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme run by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
The objective is to modernise land records. The project has commenced in 8 municipal councils and Nagar Panchayats of the state, including Jhansi and Gorakhpur.
During the first phase of the Naksha (National Geospatial Knowledge-Based Land Survey of Urban Habitat) project, an aerial survey was conducted in the city on April 11 and 12. Images were captured from all four directions using an oblique camera, while the Nadir camera took vertical images.
The second phase of the survey commenced on Sunday. For this phase, 128 points have been marked in the city, and the helicopter will cover 161 square kilometres over the next two days using a lidar sensor to estimate the height of tall buildings. This data will then be uploaded onto the Survey of India's software.
Municipal Commissioner Satya Prakash stated that the second phase of the survey will begin on Sunday. With 128 marked points, the helicopter will cover 161 square kilometres over two days, using the lidar sensor to measure building heights. This data will be uploaded onto the Survey of India's software.
Following the aerial survey under the Naksha scheme, comprehensive land details will be compiled. Subsequently, a physical verification will be conducted by teams from the Municipal Corporation and Revenue Department, and the complete land records will be uploaded to the software.
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