Report on Land Use Survey of Manipur released

Our Correspondent Imphal, Dec. 27(EMN): A “Report on Land Use Survey of Manipur” under Manipur Strategic Statistical Survey Programme (MASSSP) using Remote Sensing & GIS was released in Imphal on Dec. 27 Wed. with Deputy Chief Minister Yumnam Joykumar Singh as the chief guest. The project, which will be implemented by the directorate of Economics & Statistics and Manipur Remote Sensing Applications Centre (MARSAC), plans to generate geo-database of nine-fold land use classes as per recommendation of the Union Agriculture Ministry covering the entire state of Manipur. Deputy Chief Minister Joykumar said that the project will be very helpful in various ways especially in planning, executing developmental works besides controlling deforestations, wetland management and other agricultural and horticultural activities by utilizing the available datas. He further said, it will also enable us to know what exactly the land use pattern in the state is and will enable us to control natural resources. Urging the concerned departments to provide the available data even to the researchers so that a co-lateral effort can be made possible in this direction, he said the government will discuss and try to find out ways which are more comprehensive and can easily be implemented in future.= Principal Secretary Dewangan said, ‘this is an important step through which various departments can be helpful in executing developmental works. Any dispute in the mapping process can also be settled scientifically through this project.’