Mysuru, June 2 -- The second phase of capacity-building training under the NAKSHA (NAtional geospatial Knowledge-based land Survey of urban HAbitations) programme commenced this morning at the Administrative Training Institute (ATI) on Lalitha Mahal Road in Mysuru.

This week-long training is being conducted simultaneously at five Centres of Excellence (CoEs) across the country, with ATI being one of the designated centres.

With India's urban population projected to cross 600 million by 2031, the need for accurate, verifiable and easily accessible land records has become critical. The NAKSHA programme aims to address this challenge through a bold, technology-driven approach.

Over 27 Assistant Director of Land Records (ADLR)-level office...