<p class="title">Karnataka is among the eight Indian states selected under the Swamitva Yojana, a project that will employ drones to survey rural properties, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa announced on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Briefing mediapersons, he said that the announcement was made during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address on Panchayat Raj Day that was observed on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Details of the rural property survey, which will be taken up on a pilot basis in Karnataka, are awaited. The state government has surveyed urban properties using drones and a similar methodology will be used for rural properties too, according to officials.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Eshwarappa said that administrative approval was granted to develop 3,226 km roads and 26 bridges under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-II. The Center will contribute Rs 1,274.4 crore, while the state’s share will be Rs 1,455.26 crore for the 2,729.66 crore project.</p>.<p class="bodytext">NREGA works are being taken up following lockdown relaxations in rural areas and will pick pace in the coming days, he<br />added.</p>
<p class="title">Karnataka is among the eight Indian states selected under the Swamitva Yojana, a project that will employ drones to survey rural properties, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa announced on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Briefing mediapersons, he said that the announcement was made during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address on Panchayat Raj Day that was observed on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Details of the rural property survey, which will be taken up on a pilot basis in Karnataka, are awaited. The state government has surveyed urban properties using drones and a similar methodology will be used for rural properties too, according to officials.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Eshwarappa said that administrative approval was granted to develop 3,226 km roads and 26 bridges under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-II. The Center will contribute Rs 1,274.4 crore, while the state’s share will be Rs 1,455.26 crore for the 2,729.66 crore project.</p>.<p class="bodytext">NREGA works are being taken up following lockdown relaxations in rural areas and will pick pace in the coming days, he<br />added.</p>
