Shimla, Jan. 23 -- The Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA) will conduct a drone survey to digitally map land parcels for Him-Chandigarh - an upcoming world-class township at Shitalpur on the border of Chandigarh, adjacent to the Baddi industrial area.

The move is aimed at ensuring accurate land records and speeding up the implementation of the project. The decision was discussed during a cabinet sub-committee meeting held on Thursday to review the progress of the project.

The meeting was chaired by revenue minister Jagat Singh Negi, with housing and town and country planning minister Rajesh Dharmani also present.

The committee was informed that 3,428 bighas of land have already been allotted for housing pu...