MOKOKCHUNG,
Mar 5: Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel has launched
North Eastern District Resources Plan-NEDRP at Mokokchung on 5th March 2015 with high hopes that the
NEDRP would richly provide reliable information for effective and
comprehensive planning of various developmental activities by the district
administration and line departments in the district. Mokokchung district has
become the second district in Nagaland state to have launched the NEDRP after
Kohima district.
The
NEDRP is a joint initiative of North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC)
and North Eastern Council (NEC) which is an effort of transferring space and
geospatial technology to the users for strengthening planning and development
in the state. The usage of NEDRP will give
leverage for preparation of DPR, master plan document. All information layers
can also be customized and have printed options.
A team
of scientists from NESAC, Umiam, Meghalaya and Nagaland GIS and Remote Sensing
Centre, Planning and Co-ordination department earlier highlighted the unique
programme of the NEDRP, sponsored by the Ministry of DONER/NEC with an
objective to strengthen the E-governance policy in the entire NE region and the
major benefits from it.
Launching
the NEDRP Sushil Kumar Patel urged upon all the head of offices in the district
to make best use of the NEDRP to ensure that all plan activities are accurate
and result oriented. He also stressed the need to cope with latest technology
available in the district.
D.
Chutia, Scientist-SE & PI-NEDRP, North Eastern space Application centre
Umiam Maghalaya presented power point on background and highlights of the NEDRP
and Er. Mhathung Kithan Project co-ordinator, Nagaland GIS & Remote Sensing
Centre delivered the welcome address at the launching programme.
The
programme chaired by Dr. C. Furkumzuk, Analyst, Nagaland GIS & Remote
Sensing Centre was attended by district administrative officers and the head of
offices in the district. (DPRO)
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