By Kofi Ahovi
Government has begun negotiations for the extension of Land Administration Project (LAP) for three more years. Under phase two of the project, government would prepare base maps covering Greater Accra, Ashanti and the Western Regions.
Mapping of other regions such as the Northern and Volta Regions would be undertaken under different projects. The rest of the projects include mapping the whole country at a scale of 1:50,000, mapping of seashore across the coastal line; railway network corridor; the Volta River Authority (VRA) and Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) networks across the country and provision of large scale mapping at 1:2500. Other projects earmarked are boundary demarcation for customary owners and street addressing and house numbering for the Accra Metropolitan Assembly.
These projects would ensure an up-to-date spatial data, which would be made available for sustainable development. The last time Ghana was mapped was in 1974.
Government plans to also develop a mapping policy, a geodetic reference network policy, a national spatial data infrastructure policy and conversion of all analogue parcel data to digital parcel format.
Most of the activities to be undertaken to alleviate poverty and ensure sustainable growth is hinged on proper land management and administration.
LAP undertook systematic registration of titles to lands within the Cantonments, Osu, Kaneshie and Dansoman residential areas in Accra and Nhyiaso, Patase, North and South Suntreso residential areas in Kumasi.
The aim of the exercise was to enable land owner’s register their lands in a simple, fast and cheap manner. At the end of the registration, property owners were issued with Title Certificates. This gave owners the rights to the land, which are guaranteed by the State and free from all other claims.
The Land Administration Project is a theoretical paper for the development of land administration. It was drawn up with the assistance of the World Bank in 2000.The document represents the first stage in implementing the principles presented in the national land policy. The project outlines a proposal for long term support to land administration in Ghana. The main Objective of the program is to reduce poverty and enhance economic and social growth by improving security of tenure, accelerating access by the populace to land and fostering efficient land management by the development of efficient system of land titling, registration and administration.
Developing the land administration sector is one of the greatest challenges facing Ghana. Meeting this challenge will require the development of a system for land management and administration that will enable the customary owners, the private sector, government and individuals to maximise the use of land for development within the constraints of sustainability. So far a considerable amount of income is lost to both individuals and government because of the inefficiencies in the land sector.
Government has begun negotiations for the extension of Land Administration Project (LAP) for three more years. Under phase two of the project, government would prepare base maps covering Greater Accra, Ashanti and the Western Regions.
Mapping of other regions such as the Northern and Volta Regions would be undertaken under different projects. The rest of the projects include mapping the whole country at a scale of 1:50,000, mapping of seashore across the coastal line; railway network corridor; the Volta River Authority (VRA) and Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) networks across the country and provision of large scale mapping at 1:2500. Other projects earmarked are boundary demarcation for customary owners and street addressing and house numbering for the Accra Metropolitan Assembly.
These projects would ensure an up-to-date spatial data, which would be made available for sustainable development. The last time Ghana was mapped was in 1974.
Government plans to also develop a mapping policy, a geodetic reference network policy, a national spatial data infrastructure policy and conversion of all analogue parcel data to digital parcel format.
Most of the activities to be undertaken to alleviate poverty and ensure sustainable growth is hinged on proper land management and administration.
LAP undertook systematic registration of titles to lands within the Cantonments, Osu, Kaneshie and Dansoman residential areas in Accra and Nhyiaso, Patase, North and South Suntreso residential areas in Kumasi.
The aim of the exercise was to enable land owner’s register their lands in a simple, fast and cheap manner. At the end of the registration, property owners were issued with Title Certificates. This gave owners the rights to the land, which are guaranteed by the State and free from all other claims.
The Land Administration Project is a theoretical paper for the development of land administration. It was drawn up with the assistance of the World Bank in 2000.The document represents the first stage in implementing the principles presented in the national land policy. The project outlines a proposal for long term support to land administration in Ghana. The main Objective of the program is to reduce poverty and enhance economic and social growth by improving security of tenure, accelerating access by the populace to land and fostering efficient land management by the development of efficient system of land titling, registration and administration.
Developing the land administration sector is one of the greatest challenges facing Ghana. Meeting this challenge will require the development of a system for land management and administration that will enable the customary owners, the private sector, government and individuals to maximise the use of land for development within the constraints of sustainability. So far a considerable amount of income is lost to both individuals and government because of the inefficiencies in the land sector.
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