Punah Bharan App Launched to Identify Groundwater Recharge Zones Within 3 Km

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Recently, the Union Minister of Jal Shakti has launched the Punah Bharan Mobile Application.

About Punah Bharan Mobile Application

• It is developed for advancing scientific groundwater recharge planning through geospatial technology.
• It is developed by the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) in collaboration with the National Water Mission (NWM).
• Features
  • It enables users to identify potential artificial recharge zones within a radial distance of up to 3 km and explore suitable recharge structures based on local conditions.
  • It provides access to village-level Artificial Recharge Structure (ARS) zonation maps, GIS tools and thematic layers, supporting informed planning for sustainable groundwater management.
  • The platform utilises geospatial datasets, including rainfall, groundwater levels, groundwater yield, slope and drainage, to help identify potential recharge areas and plan appropriate interventions.

What is Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics?

• It is an autonomous scientific society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.
• Objective: To undertake technology development & management, research & development, facilitate national and international cooperation, capacity building, and support technology transfer & entrepreneurship development in the area of geospatial technology.
• BISAG-N has three main domain areas: satellite communication, geo-informatics and geo-spatial technology.
• BISAG-N provides specialized services and solutions in implementing map-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Source: PIB

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