Jammu, Nov. 26 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Tuesday launched the land bank on the PM Gati Shakti (PMGS) portal.

This pioneering initiative marks the first such exercise in the Union Territory, where land parcels exclusively defined as 'State Land' were jointly surveyed by the forest and revenue departments, an official spokesperson said.

He said only verified parcels, free from all encumbrances, have been mapped and integrated into the PM Gati Shakti portal, ensuring accuracy and reliability in land identification for developmental purposes.

Terming the initiative as a highly useful and forward-looking exercise, the Chief Secretary said the availability of clearly identified and geo-tagged land on a single digita...