Bhuvan Panchayat V 3.0 Web portal

Bhuvan Panchayat V 3

Question: Who has launched the Bharat Panchayat V 3.0 Web Portal on January 28, 2020?
(a) Piyush Goyal
(b) Jitendra Singh
(c) Ravishankar Prasad
(d) Nitin Gadkari
Answer: (b)
Related facts:

  • The Union Minister of State (I/C) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh launched the Bhuvan Panchayat V 3.0 web portal in Bengaluru in January 28, 2020.
  • Addressing thes National Workshop on “Space Based Information Support for Decentralised Planning Update”, the Minister appreciated the ISRO’s effort in developing the portal.
  • The space technology has contributed to ease of living of common man. Space technology has applications in various fields. The vision of Vikram Sarabhai has been fulfilled.
  • The Web Geo portal is an easy to use Geo portal developed for database visualization, data analytics, generation of automatic reports, model based products and services for the benefit of Gram Panchayat members and other stake holders.
  • The targeted audience for this portal is Public, PRIs and different stakeholders belonging to the gram panchayats.
  • ISRO launched SISDP project to assist Gram Panchayats at grassroot level with basic planning inputs derived from satellite data for preparing developmental plans, its implementation and monitoring the activities.
  • SISDP phase I Project was successfully concluded in the year 2016-17.
  • Based on the rich experience gained and encouraging feedback received from various stakeholders on SIS-DP-I Project “SISDP-Update” was initiated with enhanced objectives of providing value added geospatial products and services to aid Gram Panchayat development planning process of MoPR.
  • For the first time, thematic database on 1:10,000 scale for the entire country is available with high integrated High Resolution satellite data for planning.

Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1600855
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/29/isro-launches-bhuvan-panchayat-30-to-aid-gram-panchayat-development-2096015.html