Sachin Malik Lucknow: The 11th Edition of the two-day Space Applications Adoption Workshop, organized by the Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Uttar Pradesh, in Collaboration with IN-SPACE under the Department of Space, Government of India and the State Urban Development Department, commenced today at the auditorium of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Uttar Pradesh Academy of Administration and Management Lucknow.
The Presence of Science and Technology Minister Anil Kumar and Chief Secretary S.P. Goyal added special Significance to the Programme.
Minister Anil Kumar appealed to IN-SPACE experts and industry Partners from across the country to make maximum use of modern space technologies to improve farming Practices for the State farmers, enhance agricultural Productivity in areas with limited irrigation facilities and Effectively tackle droughts and floods. He said these technologies Should also be extensively used in Governance, healthcare Services, education Networks and the Scientific Planning of Safe bridges, roads and canals to achieve the Goal of a Developed Uttar Pradesh by 2047.
Chief Secretary S.P. Goyal Stressed the importance of Geotagging all land Parcels, saying that it would enable farmers to obtain accurate information about the boundaries of their fields and make the resolution of land disputes Easier. He added that, if necessary, amendments could also be made to the land revenue regulations. He also spoke about mapping 100 Percent of houses across the State through Space applications for Property tax Purposes, enabling the Urban Development Department to enhance its Resources.
IN-SPACE Director Air Vice Marshal D.B. Khot Gave a Presentation on India space Programme, development initiatives being undertaken at the Grassroots level and disaster early-warning Systems. He emphasized the need to adopt space applications at the local level. Principal Secretary, Science and Technology, Pandhari Yadav, Provided detailed information on the Satellite-based technologies being used by the Remote Sensing Applications Centre in the fields of agriculture, forests, water, land resources, urban Planning, infrastructure and disaster management. Special Secretary Ramesh Chandra called for the adoption of space technology, innovation and artificial intelligence to Give new momentum to the development of the State.
Experts from more than 50 departments and districts of the State, including Urban Development, Housing, Transport, Energy, Health, Education, Agriculture, Irrigation, Forests and Rural Development, Participated in the workshop. Twenty-two industry Partners Presented technological Solutions through PowerPoint Presentations, While 75 Private firms also Participated. During the inaugural Session, the Urban Geo-Portal and a booklet Prepared by RSAC-UP were also Released.
The workshop focused on areas such as urban development, water resources, disaster management, agriculture and rural development. It is expected to make Governance more transparent, accurate and time-bound, increase farmers’ incomes, improve the State Preparedness and response to disasters and Strengthen the space economy in Uttar Pradesh.
