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Goa: NAKSHA Won’t Impact Property Ownership, Boundaries

Representative AI image PANAJI: All current property titles, boundaries, and official land records are completely secure and remain unchanged due to the National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations (NAKSHA) pilot project. In light of concerns surrounding the mapping initiative, the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR) and the Centre’s Department of Land Resources have issued a clarification to dispel “groundless rumors”. DSLR assured that the rights of non-resident landowners and those living abroad are fully protected. “Being physically absent during a survey visit does not jeopardize property rights or ownership. The program features multiple verification stages and…

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NAKSHA Phase Two Starts in Panaji & Margao; Title Papers Needed

Representative AI image MARGAO: The Directorate of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR) has announced the commencement of the second phase of the NAKSHA pilot project, which focuses on land inquiry proceedings in Panaji and Margao to confirm property ownership. Notices have been distributed in the jurisdictions of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP), Margao Municipal Council, and Cuncolim Municipal Council, including peri-urban Tiswadi. Property owners have been requested to present their title documents to the inquiry officers. This follows the completion of ground-truthing to verify property boundaries from the first phase. Frederick Gonsalves, inspector of survey and land…