GRAMSAT PILOT PROJECT-ORISSA
Objective of the project :
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Interactive training and skill development for field officials
of Govt. of Orissa.
This will also include the
elected functionaries of the Panchayatiraj Institutions
and the NGOs as well as the
opinion leaders from the rural community.
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Development broadcasting to the field functionaries and
the people for
creating awareness about
Govt. schemes and programmes towards achieving
transparency and
securing peoples' participation. The awareness will include
environment
consciousness, health and sanitation, literacy, improvement of
status
of women in society, child labour, education, peoples' empowerment etc.
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Computer
connectivity will provide opportunity of data transfer between state capital,
district and block. This data transfer will include spatial and nonspatial
geographic information data derived from satellite remote sensing relating
to natural resources and environment and can be used for watershed management,
spatial planning, infrastructure development etc. A few (about 20-25)
grampanchayat locations will also have computer connectivity. This computer
connectivity to District/Block and selected grampanchayats is towards
e-Governance i.e. a computerised management information system for effective
governance.
- Creation of spatial digital database on land and natural resources for
the
whole state and integration
of the same with non-spatial socio economic and
amenities data.
- The
network will be used for disaster warning and communication for relief
and rescue operations in
immediate post disaster situation.
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