GEO HAZARD MANAGEMENT
- January 22, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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GEO HAZARD MANAGEMENT
Subject: Disaster Management
Context: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has entered into a framework MoU with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) to strengthen collaboration on sustainable Geo-Hazard management.
Concept :
- DRDO’s Defence Geo-Informatics Research Establishment (DGRE) is working for the development of critical technologies for enhancing combat effectiveness in various kinds of terrains and avalanches.
- The expertise of DGRE in mapping, forecasting, control and mitigation of landslides and avalanches in Himalayan terrain will be utilized for designing national highways including tunnels.
- MoRTH is responsible for development & maintenance of National Highways across the country.