15 Sep 2017
Description of the event:
ISRO has initiated a new project called Empowering Panchayati Raj Institutions Spatially (EPRIS) with the goal to empower PRIs with the space-based inputs towards resource-based and integrated spatial developmental planning of rural areas in a user-friendly enabling environment. ISRO has granted permission for 50 villages in Mandya Taluk to be taken up by School of ECE, REVA University. In this direction, MOU is signed between NRSC,ISRO and School of ECE,RU on 5th May, 2017.
Report of the Event:
The event was planned on 5th June, 2017 to cover 50 villages in Mandya Taluk in cooperation with 11 faculty members and 67 students. A total of around 600 assets for all the 51 villages have been mapped into BHUVAN Panchayat Portal. The feedback from the faculty members as well as the students about this project is very encouraging. The students got a real-life experience about the infrastructure and facilities available in the villages of our country. They were astonished about the lifestyle of the villagers.
