National Database for Emergency Management Latest News
Recently, the Ministry of Road Transport has made it mandatory for all Detailed Project Reports of highway projects to include analysis using the National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM).
About National Database for Emergency Management
- It is a unique Geo-portal to disseminate space-based inputs along with services of forecasting organizations addressing all natural disasters in India.
- It is a national repository of multi-scale geospatial databases coupled with decision support system tools.
- It is developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under the guidance of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
- The NDEM portal is maintained by the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC).
- NDEM services have been operationalised since 2013 providing timely information along with disaster specific products for effective decision making.
Key Features of National Database for Emergency Management
- It provides multi-temporal satellite data and thematic layers that help identify areas vulnerable to floods, landslides, earthquakes, and other natural hazards.
- It also offers decision-support tools for monitoring and managing such hazards.
- It is a unique and homogenous database served for the entire country with essential database elements for addressing emergency/disaster management in the country.
- It assists the decision makers, disaster management officials of all States/UTs, NDRF/SDRF for preparedness, hazard/risk zonation, damage assessment and emergency response.
Source: NIE
Last updated on November, 2025
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