GIS-based property survey gets nod

GHMC's standing committee also okays mapping of undertheground utilities to help in future projects of the corporation; the survey, on the cards for a decade, is envisaged to apprise the corporation of all the property details

AGIS (Geographic Information Systems)based survey for mapping of overtheground properties and undertheground utilities in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s limits has received nod from the newly formed standing committee during its first meeting on Wednesday.

The survey, on the cards for a decade, is envisaged to apprise the corporation of all the property details, along with their measurements, number of floors and usage, so that a reliable database can be put together for assessment of property tax, and trade licence fee. An understanding of the underground utilities in the city will help future projects of GHMC.

A recommendation was made by the committee during the meeting, for administrative sanction of over ₹3.97 crore for utility shifting in order to facilitate the highlevel bridge on the Musi river at Musarambagh. The committee meeting was chaired by Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi. Approval was granted for upgrading the 1200 mmdiameter pipeline proposed earlier for stormwater drainage of Yellammacheruvu in Kukatpally to 1600 mm diameter, at the same cost of ₹2.74 crore, and and additional ₹10.52 lakh was approved as per the revised estimates for stormwater drain between Bairamalguda Tank and Saroornagar Tank.

Extensions were approved for development and beautification works by private agencies which adopted various lakes in city. Two ad hoc committees to pore over irregularities in sanitation and advertisements were ratified by the committee on post facto basis.