The Uttarakhand Open University director of Computer Science and Information Technology, Professor Durgesh Pant assumed the charge of Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (USAC) director in Dehradun on Tuesday. Reviewing the centre’s works with officials, Pant directed them to ensure speedy execution of Uttarakhand specific projects so that linear departments can use their outputs in the developmental plans and policy drafting.
Emphasising on timely execution of projects funded by Department of Space, he said that data prepared under Space Based Information Support for Decentralised Planning (SIS-DP) has to be used for mapping on 1:10000 scale.layers and database about the State’s natural resources, infrastructure, roads, land use and land cover and to be prepared under this project which is important for development plans and policy drafting by various linear departments.
Point at the need for further improving the USAC website, he said that all information about the centre’s activities and projects should be made available to benefit the public. A web portal of the centre will be prepared soon for this purpose. USAC scientists will present lectures periodically through the internet and Edusat to raise awareness on space technology among students in remote rural areas of the State.
The tele-medicine network needed to facilitate medical consultation to public considering the difficult geographical terrain of the State was also discussed in the meeting. Pant also discussed the ambitious schemes to be implemented in Uttarakhand like the smarty city project, e-village, tourism village, health city, AYUSH Gram and other schemes. The USAC scientists made presentations on the work being undertaken on various projects. Work was also allocated for the various projects being undertaken by the centre with formation of various teams.