National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC) for web-based monitoring of watershed projects. Nabard said in a statement that the web-based monitoring of Indo-German Watershed Development (IGWDP) projects will happen in three states, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Telangana.<br/><br/>Under the 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.<br/>Nabard Chairman Harsh Kumar Bhanwala said that through web-based monitoring technology, problems of monitoring watershed projects in remote areas would be addressed, apart from digitisation of the impact of watershed interventions for long term usage.
News On AIR | January 2, 2016 8:33 AM
Nabard, NRSC sign MoU for web-based monitoring of watershed projects