Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Dr. Sanjeev
Kumar Balyan today launched KISAN Project [C(K)rop Insurance using
Space technology And geoiNformatics] of Department of Agriculture,
Cooperation & FW, Ministry of Agriculture and FW. The project
envisages use of Space Technology and geoinformatics (GIS, GPS and
Smartphone) technology along with high resolution data from UAV/Drone
based imaging for improvement in yield estimation and better planning of
Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs), needed for crop insurance programme.
The Pilot Study is proposed to be launched in one District each of
Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra during Kharif season
of 2015 and two Districts each of these States during Rabi season of
2015-16. While launching the project Hon’ble MoS informed that once the
Pilot Study is successful, it will be extended to the other parts of
the country. The KISAN project will be implemented by Mahalanobis
National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), an attached Office of Department
of Agriculture, Cooperation & FW, in collaboration with ISRO Centres
(Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad & National Remote Sensing
Centre, Hyderabad), India Meteorological Department, CCAFS, State
Agriculture Departments and State Remote Sensing Centres.
Dr. Balyan also launched an Android App. Designed by ISRO (National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad). This App will help real time data collection about hailstorm occurrences along with photographs and geographical coordinates (longitude and latitude). The Minister informed that App will help Government to get real time data about the Hailstorms which will be collected through the Agriculture Department officials of different States. This will support in deciding the crop loss more objectively and in a very fast manner.
Dr. Balyan also launched an Android App. Designed by ISRO (National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad). This App will help real time data collection about hailstorm occurrences along with photographs and geographical coordinates (longitude and latitude). The Minister informed that App will help Government to get real time data about the Hailstorms which will be collected through the Agriculture Department officials of different States. This will support in deciding the crop loss more objectively and in a very fast manner.
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