In a bid to check forest fire which causes enormous loss to life and property in the State every year, the Himachal forest department has decided to set up fire alert system with the help of NRSC, Hyderabad.
VK Dhadwal, director, National Remote Sensing Centre held a meeting with Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) and senior forest department officers to work out the modalities to check forest fire and use of remote sensing and GIS
technology in forest management in the State jointly.
Himachal Pradesh Forest Department in the recent past has made significant stride in the field of information and communication technology and has already established a GIS Cell and IT Cell.
The department has also developed ICT vision as well as a roll out plan.
With the efforts of the GIS Cell, entire forests in the State have been brought under spatial platform which will enable development and use of various web and mobile based applications.RKGupta,PCCF, Himachal Pradesh said that the forest department was willing to use the expertise of National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad in the field of fire alert system, working plans, invasive alien species, capacity building and monitoring and evaluation in the State.