Land Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda on Wednesday directed the concerned officials to complete the ongoing BDS operations under the EDLMS project by 2026. He emphasized the implementation of ‘1 person, 1 khatian (Record of Rights- ROR) and 1 Daag (Plot)’ system.
Officials of the Establishment of Digital Land Management System (EDLMS) project under Bangladesh Digital Survey (BDS) and its partner agencies from South Korea called on Land Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda at his office room at the Secretariat on Thursday.
Land Secretary Md Khalilur Rahman, Director General of Land Record and Survey Department Anis Mahmud, EDLMS Project Director Md Jahurul Haque and other officials of the Ministry of Land were present on the occasion. Project Manager of Samsung Jihwan Min and GeoMexSoft CEO Dr. JaeYong Yoo were also present.
The project officials informed the land minister that 37 percent progress of the BDS program has been made. The installation of pillars in the EDLMS project area has been completed and plot to plot survey work will begin. They promised that it would be possible to complete the current BDS operation under EDLMS project within the stipulated time in the designated area.
South Korean digital survey experts informed the land minister that they are willing to work on land valuation alongside conducting digital land survey in other areas of Bangladesh. At this time, the land minister emphasized on the feasibility studies.
Bangladesh Digital Survey program is ongoing under the EDLMS (Establishment of Digital Land Management System) project in Narayanganj City Corporation, Chattogram, Rajshahi City Corporation, Manikganj Municipality, and Dhaka’s Dhamrai and Kushtia Sadar Upazilas. This project is being implemented using cutting-edge technology including GNSS, Total Survey System, Drones, Oracle Data, and GIS software with South Korean assistance. With the necessary output from the first phase, it will be possible to launch the BDS program simultaneously throughout Bangladesh in the second phase.
Once BDS is implemented, automation systems will be introduced, including land survey, and network establishment within land management offices. With the establishment of a link between Mouza-map and record, land owners will be able to easily view records and plots online. Transparency and accountability in land survey and management will be ensured, which will reduce public suffering and create skilled human resources. Mouza map and khatian will be available online at the same time in the BDS program. Within 15 days, a Khatian will be prepared with a map of automatically created holding.
