Revenue department in Coimbatore slashes pending land survey applications in two years

COIMBATORE
: With the introduction of Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) equipment and substantially increasing manpower, the revenue department has brought down the number of pending land survey applications in Coimbatore over the past two years.
In 2023, a total of 50,862 applications — including Not Involving Sub-Division (NISD) and Involving Sub-Division (ISD) — were pending with the revenue department.
As of June 8, 2025, the number came down to 14,337.
This improvement is also being attributed to the higher number of petitions processed every month.
Besides, the
Madras high court
directed authorities to expedite the disposal of pending NISD applications. Following this, significant progress was made, clearing a substantial backlog within a short time.
Two years ago, it took a minimum of six months to one year to dispose of an application. Now, the processing time has been reduced to 15 to 60 days.
A senior official from the revenue department said the number of surveyors in the district was 60 in 2022. Over the past two years, the number of surveyors has increased to 125, including 53 temporary staff.
"We are now disposing of around 8,000 applications a month. Earlier, each surveyor could handle only 40 applications per month. That number has now doubled to 80," he said.
"The state govt has instructed us to dispose of each petition within a month," he added. However, due to the real estate boom, the city is expanding rapidly, leading to a steady rise in survey applications, especially in suburban and rural areas.
"In 2022, we received around 8,000 ISD applications from rural areas. This number has now increased to 12,000," the official said.
For measuring water bodies and highly disputed areas, the department uses Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) equipment.
"We have five DGPS units in the district. For regular surveys using tape, we charge ₹400 per side of land. For
DGPS-based surveys
, the fee is ₹1,000 per side," he said.
The official also noted that for land, house, or property purchases that do not involve any change in land extent, the title is updated on the online Patta portal within four hours of registration. This system, implemented in 2023, is also a key reason for the reduction in pendency. "We no longer need to verify such properties again after registration," he said.

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