Railways recently told the Parliament that as on 31 March 2017, out of its 4.76 lakh hectare land, approximately 862 hectare (0.18%) is under encroachment. Photo: MintNew Delhi: Indian Railways Thursday said it plans to complete mapping its fixed assets like buildings, railway stations, tracks and signals using global positioning system (GPS) by December. The move will strengthen the national transporter’s ability to check further encroachments on railway land. The Rs38 crore asset mapping project was started in April 2017 when the railway ministry signed an agreement with Indian Space Research Organisation. Under the GPS mapping exercise, the railway assets are being broadly classified into three sub-heads - tracks and bridges; buildings and structures; and land.

Source: Mint March 22, 2018 16:18 UTC