Welcoming the world bank delegation, the USAC director Professor Durgesh Pant informed the delegation members about the various works of the centre. A detailed discussion was held on the works undertaken by USAC including the school information system portal, monitoring of forest fires, disaster management, glaciers and lakes in addition to training and capacity building efforts.
Heading the visiting delegation, additional secretary, disaster management and rehabilitation, C Ravishankar appreciated the working of the centre while seeking satellite data on recent forest fires in the State so that necessary measures can be taken to prepare for tackling the probability of any type of disaster in these locations before the arrival of the monsoon rains.
The additional secretary assured the centre of all possible cooperation and facility. Apart from this, the scientists of the space application centre gave presentations on the various works being undertaken by their respective divisions.