India, Dec. 20 -- In a historic and far-reaching initiative to resolve long-pending issues related to the identification, ownership and documentation ambiguities of Abadi Deh land in Delhi's rural areas, the Delhi Government will conduct a comprehensive survey of these areas. The drive also includes preparation of records, verification and computerisation will be undertaken, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Friday.

Abadi Deh literally means the 'inhabited area of a village'. It refers to that specific land area within a village's revenue boundary where rural residences (houses), threshing floors, cowsheds and other ancillary structures are located. Traditionally, in pre-Independence surveys, Abadi Deh areas were kept separat...