ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: As many as 90 per cent survey work to computerize the land record of Pakistan Railways has already been completed with the assistance of Punjab Urban Unit.
The remaining survey work will be completed shortly, sources in the Ministry of Railways told the state-run news agency in Islamabad on Wednesday.
He said that Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has already directed the authorities concerned to ensure complete computerization of the railways lands within three months.
The hi-tech land management system is aimed at evaluating exact position of the department’s land situated across the country, the sources added.
“A Land Record Management Information System (LRMS) is being developed with the support of Urban Unit of the Punjab government and an agreement has already been signed in this regard,” they added.
They said that it would be possible to inform about the ownership, location and condition of the Pakistan Railways property and land after the completion of the work.
“Minister for Railways is hopeful that millions acres of railways land would be recovered after the formation of system and transparency could be made in the matters of land and property,” they remarked.
They said Railways is also struggling to win the “Title of Land” in the name of the railways from the provinces and the work on the project has already been under progress on the directions of the Minister.
The work on “Title of Land” has almost been completed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and authorities of other provinces are also being contacted in this regard, they added.
To a question, they said the Pakistan Railways has also started work on value auditioning of its land through a transparent system and around 300 shops are being developed with the investment of three Pakistan Railways companies including PRACS, RAILCOP and REDAMCO.
