Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches ‘Bhuvan Panchayat (Ver. 4.0)” portal for rural land record

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Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today launched two Geoportals namely ‘Bhuvan Panchayat (Ver. 4.0)” portal for rural land record and “National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM Ver. 5.0)” developed by Indian Space research Organization (ISRO), here today at Prithvi Bhavan.

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These latest geospatial tools are meant for visualization and planning to provide high resolution satellite imagery of 1:10K scale for different locations across the entire country.

About the portals:

Bhuvan Panchayat Portal aims to support space based Information Support for Decentralized Planning (SISDP) and empower the citizens at the grass root level in Panchayats.
National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM Ver. 5.0) aims to provide space-based inputs on natural disasters and aid in disaster risk reduction In India as well as neighboring countries.
National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM Ver. 5.0) will provide space-based inputs on natural disasters and aid in disaster risk reduction In India as well as neighboring countries.
It aims to put in place an effective early warning system so that the administration can proactively prevent the disasters and inform us regarding the Land use Land change(LULC).