DDA signs MoU for drone surveys to combat land encroachments in Delhi
Millennium Post Delhi|New Delhi 31August2024
The Delhi Development Authority has signed a tripartite MoU with the MCD and the Survey of India (SOI) for drone surveys to combat land encroachments in the national Capital, an official statement said on Friday.
DDA signs MoU for drone surveys to combat land encroachments in Delhi

It will address the problem of uncertainty in the status of land belonging to various government agencies and protect such land from encroachers and prohibit unauthorised constructions in the future.

In the penultimate meeting this month, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena was shown the results of a trial run conducted over an area of 50 square kilometres. The results were encouraging, with high-resolution images being mapped clearly by the drones, it said.

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