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> http://www.indiamart.com/scientific-engineering/survey-instrument.html#land-measuring-chainbr >
That's funny. Look at the top of that webpage, it's "SEECO". [sarcasm]Those con-artists are SOOO ingenious.[/sarcasm]

 
Posted : April 7, 2015 9:00 am
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"It takes nearly two months for surveyors to master the art..."

 
Posted : April 7, 2015 9:23 am
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That's actually pretty cool. After all the technology that has come our way, you can still get stuff done with "sticks & string". I bet ol' Mujibar still scratches dirt pictures with his finger in the dirt for the contractors like I do. 😉

As for the website....

"Hilooo. Tank you for cawling SEECOO. This is "Larry"..hawmaywee hep you today?"

 
Posted : April 7, 2015 9:30 am
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Larry

> Hilooo. Tank you for cawling SEECOO. This is "Larry"..hawmaywee hep you today?"

No, this is Larry.

 
Posted : April 7, 2015 9:39 am
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interestingly, it's good to know they use acres

I particularly like the unit "bigas"....an acre is 4 and 4/5 bigas. Who knew?

Murabba means a land block of 25 acres (100,000 m2)

1 Acres=4840 square yards

Khasra No. means a number assigned to a block of land

Patti is composed of khasra numbers

Muzaira means cultivator who does not own land

Khatouni- revenue record

Land measurement units
8 Kanals=1 acre
acre is also called quilla or ghumaon
20 marlas= 1 kanal
160 marlas=1 acre
1 marla=9 square karams
1 karam=5.5 feet
1 acre= 4 bigas+ 16 biswas (20th part)
1 acre=4 and 4/5 bigas
1 acre= 96 biswas

Stuff like this makes candy out of the vara.

 
Posted : April 7, 2015 9:44 am