Its Flood Management Information System will provide real-time information on flood situation with 3-D satellite images of the affected areas
Guwahati: Assam will soon be armed with state-of-the-art technology for getting real-time update for assessing floods which almost every year causes massive damage to the state.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will soon equip the State Disaster Management Authority, Assam (SDMAA) with the technology for getting real-time update on the deluge and making appropriate management plan.
The team from ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) on Monday made a demonstration on National Database on Emergency Management and Flood Management Information System (FMIS).
It not only provides real-time information on flood situation with three-dimensional satellite images of the affected areas, but also helps in taking prompt management decision.
Attending the program Assam Disaster Management and Revenue Minister Bhumidhar Barman said, “This technology will be of great help in formulating our management plan in tackling flood situation in the state. I think with the real-time information, we can mitigate the damages to a great extent.”
Barman said his department will be in touch with the ISRO office in Shillong to pursue the implementation of the facility in the state.
SDMAA officials said the flexibility of FMIS, developed by Hyderabad-based NRSC under the National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM), is that it can be operated from Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) cell-phones.
“The effectiveness of the tool is that it can be operated with PDA cell phones. The tool not only provides real-time data but also three dimensional visuals. We will have to prepare a roadmap for developing infrastructure and train up officials in implementing the facility in the state,” a senior official of the department said.
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