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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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Citizens’ Group Calls for Pause on NAKSHA Land Check in Cuncolim

MARGAO: The Citizens for Democracy Goa group has called for the government to halt the NAKSHA property verification exercise in Cuncolim until formal guidelines and the legal foundation of the process are made public. The group expressed that the ongoing initiative has instilled anxiety among numerous residents. Convener Elvis Gomes criticized a notice from the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records, which requires residents to validate land titles within 30 days for the ‘urban property card.’ He described the timeline as a “mathematical absurdity and a logistical nightmare,” noting that it aims to verify approximately 18,545 property holdings in Cuncolim…