Question : Who launched an app for online monitoring of rescue, reporting and release of wildlife in Chandigarh ?
(a) V.P. Singh
(b) Anil Baijal
(c) Praful Patel
(d) Dineshwar Sharma
Answer (a)
Related facts
- The Governor of Punjab & the Administrator of UT Chandigarh V.P. Singh Badnore today launched the Mobile Based Application (App) for online monitoring of rescue, reporting and release of the wildlife in Chandigarh.
- This Mobile App works on all Android supporting smart phones.
- The App is made with an objective to rehabilitate wildlife in distress in city areas, parks, reserved or protected forests in urban and rural settlements.
- Through this App, timely dissemination of information to the concerned authorities is possible for injured and distress wild animals
- It is an optimum use of technology and step towards e-Governance in wildlife rescue where a user need not to make a call on the wildlife hotline number (0172-2700217) of the department but the same can be resolved in time bound manner and this has simplified the office process to a great extent.
By — Pankaj Pandey.