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Hindustan Times
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
SBS Nagar SDMs told to keep hawk's eye on illegal mining
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar deputy commission (DC) Ankurjeet Singh on Friday directed the sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs) to constitute committees to keep tabs on illegal mining in their respective jurisdictions. Holding a meeting of district-level monitoring committee, the DC said these panels must regularly visit mining-prone zones to ensure better surveillance. 'The SDMs have been directed to furnish detailed reports of visits and action taken in case of illegal mining in the district,' he said. Taking stock of suitable government land for mining, Singh directed the officials concerned to initiate the process of providing 'no objection certificates' so that requisite mining can be started on these chunks of land. Jalandhar gets new differential GPS for demarcation of mining sites Jalandhar To ensure prompt and accurate demarcation of mining sites across the district, the Jalandhar district administration has procured a new Differential Global Positioning System. DC Himanshu Aggarwal took stock of the ongoing projects, the upgrade of drug de-addiction & rehabilitation centre, construction of Dhogri road, setting up of cricket beat box at BMC chowk, development of new roads, new libraries at government schools, besides others. The DC directed officials from various departments to submit utilisation certificates for completed projects.
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
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.
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Revenue department in Coimbatore slashes pending land survey applications in 2 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. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo 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.
The Hindu
07-06-2025
- The Hindu
E-pass permit system for transport of construction materials from quarries to take effect in Tiruppur district from June 9
The Tiruppur administration has directed quarries mining construction materials to comply with electronic (e-pass) system for transport of the load from the storage points, from June 9. Till now, the lessee was entitled to obtain transport permit and despatch slips from the District Collector concerned or any officer authorised by him for removal of the minerals from the leasehold area. The new electronic system will take effect under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage of Minerals and Mineral Dealers Rules, 2011, District Collector T. Christuraj said in a press release. 'The system of transport of construction materials using the transit passes with hologram will be stopped. Only the electronic passes downloaded from the website: will be valid. Vehicles flouting the directive will be confiscated,' he said. During 2023, the Geology and Mines Department had started working on bringing in Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS), Mineral Management System (MMS), e-permit, vehicle tracking system, and drone survey, in response to the directive of NGT, Southern Zone, following a case filed a year earlier by Tiruppur-based Tamil Nadu Farmers Protection Association. The NGT had flagged 'misuse of the transit permits' and also 'illegal transportation' of the quarried material. For the DGPS technique entailing fixing of boundary of the quarry/mining lease area to ascertain whether the lessees were operating the quarries within the permitted area, 23 agencies were empanelled for erecting boundary pillars using geo-coordinates. The online MMS for minor minerals is designed to have a tab on the processes right from the stage of application till the grant of lease. The department had favoured e-permit system combined with installation of weigh bridge at quarry sites as it will help control illegal transportation of minerals and also assess the quantity of minerals quarried and transported from the lease premises. The electronic system required all the vehicles transporting minerals to be registered with the department and to instal AIS-140 or higher standard of GPS instrument. The software was developed for the Mineral Management System (MiMaS) by Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency. With the objective of removing the scope for illegal quarrying resulting in revenue loss to the Government, e-permit system for obtaining bulk permits was initially launched on a trial basis in Chengaplattu and Kancheepuram districts, and subsequently extended to Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri disticts. According to the policy note of the department, out of ₹1835.93 crore, revenue generated from the mineral resources during 2023-24, minor minerals constituted 28% accounting for ₹513.43 crore. As per the official data, 5,245 vehicles transporting minerals without valid transport permits were seized, and penalty of ₹17.43 crore was collected, in addition to registration of 3,891 criminal cases/FIRs.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Telangana to take up survey, digitisation to combat temple land encroachment
Hyderabad: To safeguard temple land parcels within the state from encroachments, the govt has decided to take up a survey of the said land parcels. As part of the new initiative, a specialised plan has been formulated to carry out a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) survey of temple lands. This process will include the digitisation of the lands and the creation of boundary maps. The digitisation of temple lands is expected to assist in identifying encroachments and ensuring legal protection. Land surveys will be executed utilising DGPS technology, in conjunction with GPS, Electronic Total Station (ETS), and CAD software. Officials have indicated that this will facilitate the development of precise maps. Upon completion of the survey, the details and boundary maps of the temple lands will be accessible online. If successful, this survey will represent a significant achievement in the protection, digitisation, and determination of legal rights concerning temple lands in Telangana. The govt has initially identified three districts for the DGPS survey. A pilot project will be implemented in the districts of Nalgonda, Rangareddy, and Hyderabad-Secunderabad. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like No dark spots, 10 years younger! Just take this from Guardian URUHIME MOMOKO Learn More Undo These districts have experienced considerable encroachments on temple land parcels, which has prompted govt intervention through the survey. To curb temple land encroachments, the govt previously allocated land for temple rituals. Records show that 87,235.39 acres have been allocated to temples in the state. The income from leasing these lands is used for temple rituals. Endowments department oversees temple protection and land conservation. However, land protection responsibilities have been assigned to assistant commissioners and executive officers. Due to a shortage of personnel, each officer is responsible for two to three mandals. Lack of proper supervision has led to allegations of land encroachments. Mahabubnagar district has recorded the highest level of encroachment, with 3,018.01 out of 5,522.22 acres occupied. Medchal district follows in second place, with 2,888.18 out of 4,125.03 acres encroached. Hyderabad district ranks third, with 2,374.25 out of 5,718.01 acres occupied.
