NAKSHA SURVEY: WHY GOANS ARE WARY

Rolled out in Panaji, Margao and Cuncolim, the NAKSHA Survey exercise aims to digitise urban land records using GIS, drones and geospatial tools. Officials say the project will deliver comprehensive property cards, reduce disputes, and streamline urban planning. But the promise of transparency has triggered unease. Citizens fear intrusion, fraud, and coercion under tight deadlines. The clash between the government's modernisation pitch and public apprehensions has turned NAKSHA into one of Goa’s most closely watched land governance experiments