Govt launches KISAN Project with focus on space technology

APP\Focusing on space technology and geoinformatics (GIS, GPS and Smartphone), the government has launched KISAN Project.

The project was launched by Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan.

“KISAN Project envisages use of space technology and geoinformatics (GIS, GPS and Smartphone) along with high resolution data from UAV/Drone-based imaging for improvement in yield estimation and better planning of Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs),” an official release said.

The Pilot Study is proposed to be launched in one District each of Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra during Kharif season of 2015 and two Districts each of these States during Rabi season of 2015-16.  “Once the Pilot Study is successful, it will be extended to the other parts of the country,” Dr. Balyan said.

The KISAN project will be implemented by Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), an attached Office of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & FW, in collaboration with ISRO Centres (Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad & National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad), India Meteorological Department, CCAFS, State Agriculture Departments and State Remote Sensing Centres.

Dr. Balyan also launched an Android app – Hailstrom. Designed by ISRO (National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad), the App will help real time data collection about hailstorm occurrences along with photographs and geographical coordinates (longitude and latitude).

The Minister informed that app will help government to get real time data about the hailstorms which will be collected through the Agriculture Department officials of different States.

 

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