The state government on Wednesday launched a fresh round of regularisation for land declared as surplus under the Urban Land Ceiling Act, which was repealed recently. The lands which to be regularised are those which had been taken into possession by the government but were later encroached upon. Applications for regularisation can be submitted till August 30, 2008 . While land to the extent of 3,000 sq mts can be regularised in Hyderabad urban agglomeration, land up to 4,500 sq mts will be regularised in Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada and 6,000 sq mts in Guntur and Warangal . The Principal Secretary (revenue), K. Ratna Prabha, issued G O Ms No 747 in this regard. The government also decided to give an opportunity for people who did not apply for regularisation during the previous drive. Lands which were decided surplus after April 1, 2006 , can also be regularised. Excess vacant land will be regularised for third parties only if they possess the registered sale deeds executed by the original land owners or their successors. The sale transaction should have taken place before March 27, 2008 , when the Act was repealed. If the land to be regularised has a structure, the registered sale deed will not be insisted upon. The applicants, however, have to produce documents pertaining to electricity connection, plan approval by municipal authorities or water supply connection as evidence of the existence of a structure. But regularisation under the GO will be restricted only to the land. The structures shall be regularised in accordance with the municipal rules. As regards original owners, the land will be regularised with or without structures but occupation of land has to be supported with the latest orders under section 8(4) of the repealed Act. However, lands which were already allotted by the government or retained for public purpose will not be regularised.