Thursday, February 4, 2016

NABARD, NRSC sign MoU for monitoring of watershed projects

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC) for web-based monitoring of watershed projects.
Projects places : Gujarat, Rajasthan and Telangana.
Highlights of MoU :
  • Hyderabad-based NRSC will create a separate page for NABARD on Bhuvan web-portal, develop customised software tool and mobile application for real time monitoring, online comparison and visualisation with respect to activities implemented in the projects sanctioned by Nabard.
  • Nabard had assisted watershed projects under Watershed Development Fund(WDF).
Key points :
  • NABARD Chairman:  Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
  • NRSC  : It is one of the centres of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), striving to realise the Indian Space Vision, as a key player in Earth Observation Programme and Disaster Management Support programme.

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