Ranchi, Nov. 25: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) and Ranchi Regional Development Authority (RRDA) will have access to a comprehensive information system in two years.

The Jharkhand State Application Centre (JSAC) is working on a project, titled Ranchi Utility Information System (RUIS), which will have a database of the state?s topography and land records at the click of a mouse.

This will be another feather in the cap of the state information technology department.

The Cabinet has just approved the ambitious Rs 98 crore Jharnet project, which will connect all the government offices from the headquarter to the block level by establishing a State Wide Area Network (SWAN).

The IT department also plans to train all state government employees under its e-governance programme. Talking to The Telegraph, JSAC director A.P. Subudhi said the project will take two years to complete. A team of four to five scientists is working on it.

?RUIS will ensure that the civic bodies have the latest information on existing land holdings, boundaries, water supply system, drainage system and street light network system. We will generate updated land-use maps which can be used for making development plans and updated water supply map for maintenance and monitoring. The collected data can be used by RMC for developing master plans and strategies regarding urban development,? he said.

The RUIS will also help government bodies and local people by providing an online database for authorised land holdings and legal validity of land.

?RUIS will give reliable, accurate and comprehensive information and will also integrate the utilities and services for the town ,? a scientist working on the project said.

The project is an immense one, considering the area of the city to be covered. The RRDA covers an area of 6,12,340 hectares.

The RMC covers an approximate area of 177.19 square kilometres.

JSAC will use the collected satellite data for making separate maps for land-use, water supply, sewerage disposal, street-lights and storm water drainage.

The idea behind the project is to use information technology in assessment and decision making.

?The capital needs a proper drainage system, a storm water drain system, a management of water supply system and online inspection of streetlights,? a JSAC scientist said.

The scientists will study the topography of the entire district.

A detailed analysis of the natural slope of the land will be made to identify correct channels for flow of water. This is essential for an efficient sewage disposal system in the city.