Overview
The Land Record and Survey Division was formally instituted by RCSC as per its 156th Commission Meeting held on March 5, 2019. The Division has two Sections namely;
1. Land Record Section
2. Survey Section
Primary Mandates
- Manage, regulate and administer urban land and
- Carryout Cadastral Surveys
Functions
- Custodian and management of urban Sa-Thrams
- Carry out land conveyances through Kasho, Court verdicts, inheritance, sale-purchase, gifs, exchange, etc.
- Issue Lagthrams
- Process LUC, private land acquisition, land compensations and land substitutes
- State land leasing and management of leased land
- Regulate land use regulations and land encroachment
- Maintain land mortgage record and guarantee liens
- Verify and resolve land issues, record discrepancies and disputes
- Submit reports on land issues to the Commission
- Surveying
Products
- Thromde Sathram & Lagthram
- Proof of landownership for visa processing and etc.
- Cadastral maps and site plans
- Cadastral Geodatabase
Services
- Online land transaction through e-Sakor system
- Processing private land acquisitions for national interests
- Processing land substitutes and compensations
- Processing state land allotment on Lease and LUC
- Field verifications for resolving discrepancies
- Implementation of the decisions of the Commission and Dispute Settlement Committee
- Cadastral surveys and other engineering survey facilitations
STAFF
Meet the dedicated staffs and officials of Thimphu Thromde, working tirelessly to shape our city’s future.

Sonam Tobgay
Chief Survey Engineer

Jigme Wangmo
Land Registrar

Kuenzang
Land Record Assistant

Dechen Wangmo
Land Record Assistant

Ngedup Gyeltshen
Land Record Assistant

Durga Prasad Basnet Chhetri
Survey Associate

Lhamo Tenzin
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