In a first, Centre surveys nearly 18 lakh acres of Defence land to shield it from encroachment
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The mammoth exercise of surveying about 1.61 lakh acres of defence land inside cantonments and 16.17 lakh acres outside cantonments was started in October 2018 and is now complete, the defence ministry said.
In the first-of-its-kind comprehensive exercise, the central government has surveyed 17.78 lakh acres of defence land using the latest technologies such as drone and satellite imagery.
The mammoth exercise of surveying about 1.61 lakh acres of defence land inside cantonments and 16.17 lakh acres outside cantonments was started in October 2018 and is now complete, the defence ministry said.
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