LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to use drone technology for correct measurement of land with a view to modernise land record management system.

A pilot project has been prepared for the purpose with the technical assistance of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), a handout said on Wednesday.

It quoted a Punjab government spokesman as saying that use of information technology would help accelerate computerisation of land record.

He said the use of drone technology would also accelerate the land mapping process and ensure provision of better service delivery to the masses.

He said the project reflected chief minister’s vision to use modern technology to achieve the goal of good governance.

The technology would also be used to eliminate encroachments and for earlier disposal of revenue cases, the spokesman added.

Published in Dawn December 1st, 2016

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