OTHER DETAILS TO VERIFY:
5. Check the Topography of the land. Topography gives the physical features of the land, whether it is situated on an elevation, cliffs, mountains, slope, valleys, ravines, etc. As far as possible, it is best to avoid these. We can check this with the help of Google Earth. Here it is also worth checking if the said land is located in a flood zone, rain catchment area, etc., and avoid such locations.
6. Check if the Public Utilities are available: If all the above conditions are favourable, then we have to check if the necessary public utilities are available close by. Public utilities can be many, depending on the purpose of the intended usage of the land. Most common among them are access road and transport facility, electricity, water, sewage, gas, telephone, etc. It is very important that the land under consideration has a common public access road, without which we may never be able to use the land for anything. In case of no access road, strategically, it will be wiser to buy the plot for the access road first and then buy the inside land for the intended purpose. Other amenities, such as school, hospital, shops, etc. can also be considered.
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Fr Alex Gnanapragasam SJ
