At a Glance
Jharkhand Government under Information Technology Department institutionalized and established Jharkhand Space Applications Center to address the following developmental issues of Jharkhand.
- 1. Natural Resource Management such as
- Mineral Resources
- Soil Resources
- Agriculture Resources
- Surface Water Resources
- Ground Water Resources
- Forest Resources
- Human Resources
- 2. Rural Development
- Integrated studies for action plan generation.
- Identification of resources for employment / income generation.
- Village Information system.
- Wasteland mapping & monitoring
- Rural road mapping / village connectivity assessment
- Local resource inventory mapping for village development
- Watershed development at village/block/district levels.
- 3. Urban & Infrastructure Development
- Urban Information System
- Urban Land use Mapping
- Master Plan for all towns and cities
- Municipal solid waste disposal systems / taxation systems / road and transportation systems.
- Urban property information system
- Urban Municipal Information System
- 4. SATCOM Applications
- Promote development communication involving agencies In the areas of education, health, social welfare, etc.
- Provide interactive distance education and training to teachers, students, village functionaries, anganwadi workers, panchayat level representatives, healthcare workers
- Promote establishment of satellite based networks for Information exchanges, networking of technical / knowledge based institution, etc
- 5. e-Governance Applications
- Jharkhand is fortunately not susceptible to many natural disasters. However, the cause for concern in Jharkhand is drought, Its Monitoring, Management and Mitigation. RS & GIS will effectively contribute in identifying drought affected villages.
- 6. Disaster Management
- Mineral Resources
- Soil Resources
- Agriculture Resources
- Surface Water Resources
- Ground Water Resources
- Forest Resources
- Human Resources