New Delhi, Nov 15 (UNI) National Mission for Clean Ganga has organised a brainstorming session on World GIS Day 2018 here, with the theme ‘G-Governance of Namami Gange programme through Geospatial Technology’.
The objective of the session held on Wednesday was to share the knowledge on use and application of geospatial technology for monitoring and management of various activities being undertaken under Namami Gange Programme, and also provide feedback on the current use of this technology with reference to Ganga Basin.
The session brought together decision makers, technocrats and implementing agencies for an engaging discussion, an official statement said here on Thursday.
Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Secretary U P Singh said, 'the lack of reliable data is the biggest challenge in the water sector. '
Geospatial technology can give vital information about the river basin for better monitoring, planning and feedback about programmes for river cleaning and rejuvenation, he said.
Geographical Information System technology is widely used in river basin management. The Namami Gange programme has high priority for research and evidence based decision making, and has special place for the use of new technology, including Geospatial technology.
NMCG is already executing a number of research projects based on Geospatial technology.
NMCG has signed an MoU with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) in the use of geospatial technology in June 2015. They have developed Bhuvan Ganga Geoportal and Bhuvan Ganga Mobile Application.
Bhuvan Ganga Geoportal is available for water quality monitoring, hydrological monitoring, geomorphological monitoring, bio-resources monitoring, and comprehensive geospatial database.
Surveyor General of India Lt.General Girish Kumar VSM informed that the use of Drones and vehicles with cameras have captured 360 degree panoramic views of the Kumb Mela areas, which have also helped in identifying polluted Nalas joining the river Ganga.
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