Kerala State Land Use Board (kslub.kerala.gov.in): Contacts

1. Vellayani Lake: A comprehensive assessment of changes 2. Geographical Indicators in Kerala 3. Degraded lands of Kerala 4. Urban sprawl – Vizhinjam 5. Miyawaki Forest- 23 Agro Ecological units in Kerala and suitable trees for each units 6. Land susceptibility studies inAmbooriGramaPanchayath 7. Coastal Land Use and Vulnerability Mapping of Kottukal andKarumkulamGramaPanchayath 8. Mapping of Urban Green and Blue spaces of Thiruvananthapuram city for developing City Biodiversity Index

In-service trainings are conducted with the objective of boosting the knowledge and skills of employees for carrying out their assigned duties; they also aim to promote the overall growth of employees in all aspects. Training on matters of office administration to the subordinate staff and training on the latest technologies and developments in the fields of micro-level planning, watershed development, GIS, and RS applications, both within and outside the state, is proposed to equip the officers to discharge their duties and responsibilities more effectively and efficiently.

Department has been continually offering research support to students, scholars, colleges/schools, various governmental and non-governmental organizations on various aspects of Land Use Planning. Data on land use, soil, drainage, transport network, panchayat boundary, village boundary, etc were provided on demand basis. Many organizations are sending their research scholars to this organization for data and library support in guiding their research programmes. The rich data base available with the Department is being utilized for various research needs.

Presently Department is providing technical support to MGNREGS for bringing all the activities into GIS Platform. Department also prepared Preliminary Project Reports (PPR) and Detailed Project Report (DPR) for New Generation Watershed Projects implemented by State Level Nodal Agency under Commissionerate of Rural Development. Department has prepared the Water Resources Management Plan and is extending technical support for the Jalasamrudhi project in Kattakada Legislative Assembly Constituency. Department takes the lead role in preparing the Detailed Project Reports for the Vamanapuram River Rejuvenation Project, Sustainable Thrithala Project, etc. Department is providing technical assistance for the Neerurav project implemented by MGNREGS. The department is providing technical support for GIS based Land Resources Web Portal for Kottarakara LAC in Kollam district.

The Land Resource Information System will demonstrate and promote the use of spatial data technologies for local level planning and provide software support for data management, modelling and operation research. In addition to this, the existing resource base will be restructured and provided on need basis to the different users.