PROGRESS REPORT
FOR REVIEW OF NRDMS ONGOING ACTIVITIES
1 Title of the project :UPGRADATION AND APPLICATION OF NRDMS TECHNOLOGIES IN DISTRICT ALMORA
2.DST reference No. :ES/11/1024/2005, Dated 26 May 2006 3.PI’s name and Address : Prof.J.S.Rawat
Centre of Excellence
for NRDMS of Uttarakhand Department of Geography Kumaun University
SSJ Campus Almora-263601 4 Date of Start of the project : September, 2006
5 Extension period, if any : NA
6 Closing Date : August, 2008 7 Total cost of the project : Rs.32,34,400/-
8 Funds Received : Rs.20,00,000/- 9 Total Expenditure incurred
(I) PHYSICAL
PROGRESS
1.Objectives of the Project:
The fundamental objectives of the present project are as follows: 1. Updating of digital database as per needs of the line departments.
2.Creation of new digital database as per needs of the line departments.
3. Upgradation of digital data management of district Almora. 4.Creation of a template of household GIS.
5. To provide assistance to District Administration and Line Departments, as and when required.
2. Methodology
Part-I : Updating and Creation of Digital Database (Objective 1 and 2).
1. Users’ Needs Review Workshop was conducted in the beginning to identify gaps and information needs. The identified needs of different line departments and the emerged recommendations are presented in annexure -I 2. Appointments of District Nodal Officers for different line
departments and selection of trainees from each line department was done through the District Administration (Annexure –II).
3. Data collection, digitization and updating of different line departments’ GIS infrastructure was done through the identified trainees. Annexure-III contains the list of data collected which were integrated on the district map through the trainees.
4. Land use map prepared using RS LISS III data.
5. The developed digital database and developed GIS was installed in the concerned departments through the trainees.
Part II : Upgradation of Digital Data Management of District Almora (Objective -3).
a. Assessment of the level of GIS awareness in the line departments was done and results are presented in annexure-IV. For upgradation of NRDMS technologies and
development of web-GIS, the most aware departments were taken under this project.
b. Development of Workflow Documents (Annexure–V) of the identified departments were prepared for development of Class Diagrams.
c. Capacity building for development of Web-GIS was done by sending one project personnel in a five day training workshop on Geo-spatial Interoperability and Spatial Data Infrastructure organized by the DST New Delhi at the Centre for Geo-Information Science & Technology, Kerala University Trivendrum during 06th-12th February 2008. d. Class diagrams were developed (Annexure-VI).
Part -III: Creation of a template of household GIS for village Falseema (Objective 4).
1. Map of Village Falseema procured from the Survey of India Dehradun.
2. Household data were collected (Annexure-III D).
3. Household GIS was prepared by integrating household data through the GRAM++ GIS software.
4. Digital elevation model was prepared. 5. Water resource map was prepared.
Part -V: Assistance to District Administration and line departments as and when required ( Objective-5).
The developed and updated digital database was provided to the district administration and line departments as and when required. Annexure VII contains the details of assistance provided to different line departments.
3. Work done during the period
(
04/9/06 to 31/3/08) Following works were done during the period:1. Review Workshop conducted in the beginning 2. Information Need Document prepared (Annexure-I).
3. Appointment of Nodal Officers and identification of trainees done (Annexure-II).
4. Data collection as per needs of the line departments was done through the trainees and digital database prepared and GIS developed (Annexure-III).
5. Development and updating of GIS of district Almora was done as per users’ needs as listed in annexure-VII.
6. Workflow Documents prepared (Annexure-V). 7. Class Diagrams Developed (Annexure-VI).
8. Assistance to the District Administration and Line Departments was given as and when required (Annexure-VII).
5. Is the Project progressing as per schedule? :Yes but not
completely.
If there are delays, give reasons for delay: Apart from the application and updating of the NRDMS technology in district Almora, the ultimate goal of this project is to develop web enable GIS for the users. As far as the first part (i.e., application and updating) is concerned, the project progress is very good as these works are being done very rapidly in close association with the district administration and the line departments of district Almora.
As far as the second part (i.e., enabling web GIS for the users) is concerned it is in progress. The district administration Almora has deputed the Chief Development officer as a Nodal Officer for development of e-Governance via GIS in district Almora (see annexure-VIII a and b) and to develop Web GIS, Work Flow Documents for Disaster Management, Election and Watershed Management Department have been completed but due to the following technical constraints this work is not as per schedule:
e. Already trained manpower for developing web GIS are not available.
f. However, two attempts were made to trained the hired JRF on Web-GIS technology through IIT Mumbai via DST New Delhi, they started to develop web –GIS for Almora but they soon left the project for their betterment.
g. One JRF has been recently trained in Web GIS technology through Centre of Excellence for Geo-Informatics, University of Kerala, Trivendrum and DST New Delhi who is now engaged in developing web-GIS for district Almora. Some fundamentals jobs in this regards has been completed by him.
How you intend to accelerate the work? :As per schedule of this project the tenure of this project completing on August 2008 (i.e., after next five months). As we are getting very good technical
support to develop Web GIS for Almora and the work is now already in progress but to reach up to the logical culmination of this task we need extension for a period of minimum six months.
Can DST help in any manner to achieve the targets? : Of
course yes, by extending the tenure of this project without additional cost for a period of next six months, i.e., till February 09.
6. Any other information PI may like to furnish : Nil
7. Who are your stakeholders & what linkages has been established with them, if any developed:
This project is being implemented in close association with District Administration and Line Departments through District Magistrate and Chief Development Officers (see enclosures –VIII to XVI).
8. Sustenance mechanism of the project thought of by you:
Considering the human resource requirements in government, private, academic and non-government sectors, the Kumaun University has developed a Centre of Excellence for NRDMS of the Uttarakhand.
The objectives of the Centre are: a) need based capacity building of various stakeholders in GI Science and Technology and; b) to conduct Master Degree in GI Science & Technology (M GIST), PG Diploma in GI Science & Technology (Dip GIST), Ph. D Programs, and Professional Certificate Courses on GI Science & Technology.
9. How your project is going to satisfy the current goal of NRDMS?
Through the following four ways:
a) By developing GIS as per user’s need.
b) By providing assistance to the user’s as and when required. c) By vertical development of NRDMS technologies by
initiating works on development of enterprise GIS in district Almora.
d) By Horizontal development of NRDMS technologies specifically in the Uttaralkand State by establishing Centre of Excellence for NRDMS of Uttarakhand.
e) By sensitizing the stakeholders of local level planning through media regarding application of GIS in micro-planning (i.e.,see Enclosures-XVI to XXIII)
(II)
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
(A) Please attach up-to-date Statement of Expenditure (see Annexure-XXIV and XXV)
(B) Details of Manpower:
Sl.No. Staff Sanctioned
(Designation) Status (Joined on ) Salary per month 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Vinod Singh Rawat, JRF Pankaj Kumar,JRF Km. Alka Singh, JR.F. Sri Arbind Anand, JR.F Sri Ajai Pant , Tech. Astt. Sri Ankit Kumar, Tech. Asst. Sri Rajendra Pant, Tech. Asst.
01.12.06 05.02.07* 13.04.06** 05.02.07 01.12.06*** 01.12.06 07.08.07**** Rs.9300/-pm Rs.9300/-pm Rs.9300/-pm Rs.9300/-pm Rs 5000/-pm Rs 5000/-pm Rs 5000/-pm * Resigned on 31.03.07 ** Resigned on 30.05.07 *** Resigned on11.07.07 **** Resigned on06.02.08 (C) Status of Equipments : Sl. No. Equipment Sanctioned Model/make Status (Purchased) Date of purchase Actual Expenditure (Rs) 1. 2. 3. G.P.S., Three Computer HP Dx 7200 PC, One Visio 2003 MS Office Software, Two
1 Que M5 Poke PC with GPS blue Tooth®, external antenna and three Arc Pads and assess ries
HP Dx 7200 PC PVI 3.0Ghz with HT/945G/804B/1.44/XPP With Accessories HP 72”TFT Comb Drive CD Rom, HP
IGB DDR2SD Ram, DD 80 GB Visio 2003 MS Office M/S American Computer 21 Normal School Sultanpur Associate Business Computer Haldwani M/S American Computer 21 Normal School Sultanpur 20.11.06 26.9.2006 26.9.2006 4,80,000.00 52,366.00 56,225.00
(C) Is the next installment of funds required? : Yes If yes, how much amount required?: Rs.7,66,538/-
