About us
The Directorate of Land Records and Survey was established in the year 1973 with its Headquarter at Kohima, and then it was shifted to Dimapur during August 1975. In Nagaland, land belongs to the people and its Administration is by Traditional system and Customary Law of each Tribes. The department is the Nodal Department for all land survey and maintenance of the land records.
The department undertakes the following activities in all the Districts:
- Traverse Survey.
- Detailed Cadastral Survey of Administrative HQs.
- Survey of Government and private individual pocket lands.
- Survey for new village recognition.
- Survey for Government land acquisition.
- Survey of any new Government or private project location.
–Officials–
Advisor, Secretary and Officers of the Department
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T.N. MANEN (IAS RETD)
Advisor
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Dr Zasekuolie Chusi IAS
Commissioner & Secretary
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L KHUMING
Director
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KHUNENCHU MAGH
Addl Director
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MERENKABA PONGEN
Joint Director
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VITHOLIE KIRE
Joint Director
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MICHABA CHANG
Deputy Director
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T Chingkai Konyak
Deputy Director
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Imotangba Jamir
Deputy Director
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