Space technology should be used for the welfare of the masses and environmental conservation. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said this while speaking at a workshop on space-based information support for decentralised planning organised by Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (USAC) here on Tuesday.
Rawat said that space technology should be used to improve the quality of life of the masses and conservation of the ecosystem. Facilitations through satellite are not limited only to science anymore but have become a part of general life.
Space technology has an important role to play when it comes to ensure convenience of facilities provided to the public and preventing excessive exploitation of the environment and other resources, he said. Rawat said that scientists and departments concerned will have to deliberate on new technology and scientific research to think of how to ensure maximum benefit to the public.
He also stressed on the need for thinking how new scientific discoveries can help in conservation of forests, water and land.
The CM also released Kailash sacred landscape atlas, SISDP report and launched the Uttarakhand geospatial services portal.
The Minister of State for Higher Education, Dhan Singh Rawat also expressed his views on the use and importance of space technology on the occasion.
Earlier, the USAC director MPS Bisht informed the gathering in detail about the works done and planned by the Centre. He also spoke about space technology, how it has been used in the State and scope for its use in enhancing works in various spheres.