Ups and downs of Nepalese cadastre
Oli, Punya Prasad
Land administration was carried out on the basis of land records "Lagat" which were prepared by land lords on the basis of survey of land without map since 1380 till 1964. These records, located at the centre and local land revenue offices and updated annually. Although cadastral survey started in 1930s and systematic survey was completed of Kathmandu valley and some terai districts by 1938. The lack of confidence on adjudication of these surveys, the field books were destroyed and fresh survey started. Various legal measures including land reform, provision of land to landless and protection of right of tenants and land ownership initiated in 1964. Systematic cadastral survey of cultivated land of the country commenced in 1964 and completed in 1998. Existing records were replaced as and when cadastral survey completedof the area. Land owners were provided with land certificate which will assist to receive all the facilities that a citizen entitled to receive. It also has least per capita agricultural land. Sustainable development and conservation of environment and natural resources necessitated the complete cadastral survey and record of the forest, pasture, mountains and improvement of cadastral survey system. In this article, it is briefly described the initiation of cadastral resurvey, digitization of existing maps and digital cadastral mapping programmes of Nepal despite political agitation and corruption, and inadequately educated staffs.
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