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Deploy Human Intelligence Instead Of AI To Stop Illegal Construction: Bombay High Court
Deploy Human Intelligence Instead Of AI To Stop Illegal Construction: Bombay High Court

Deploy Human Intelligence Instead Of AI To Stop Illegal Construction: Bombay High Court

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Key takeaways

  • The Bombay High Court advised using human intelligence over artificial intelligence for surveying illegal constructions.
  • Maharashtra has initiated GIS mapping across various districts to monitor illegal building activities.
  • The estimated cost for the GIS project in Mumbai is substantial, prompting calls for reallocating funds to human resources.
  • The Chief Justice highlighted alternative methods for gathering construction data, such as using existing community insights.
  • Further hearings on the matter are scheduled for two months, indicating ongoing legal scrutiny.
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[caption id="attachment_46810" align="aligncenter" width="1024"]mumbai Image Source: Mumbai Live[/caption] As per a news report, the Bombay High Court told civic bodies and Maharashtra Government to apply human intelligence and not artificial intelligence to survey illegal constructions. As per news reports, Maharashtra government has started using satellite images across the state to map illegal construction activity. Reports indicate Government has undertaken Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping across 170 districts or cities in a phased manner.  Anil Sakhare, counsel for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) told a daily that Maharashtra’s civic body piloted GIS project in one ward of the city. The estimated cost is around ₹ 50 lakh for a period of six months. According to the bench, this money could be applied to human intelligence. “There are so many other ways to gather such information. Electricity bills, census data… or even those persons who go to every house and building to collect clothes for ironing or laundry and so on,” Chief Justice Nandrajog said. The Bombay High Court directed civic authorities to apply human intelligence instead of AI. The matter has been posted the matter for further hearing after two months.  GIS is widely deployed to capture, store, analyse and manage geographical data related to a property. The move was undertaken by the Maharashtra Government to keep a track on property tax defaulters. Through the GIS system, the civic bodies conducted satellite mapping every six months to identify illegal construction or people who were violation of building laws. With this information, civic authorities were able to halt illegal constructions.  
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