SDI MEETING
Efforts being made at the national and International level need to be emulated for the use and promotion of Geoinformation Technology (Geo-IT) at Panchayat level in the state of Jammu and Kashmir to push forward the decentralization process with greater pace, said Prof. Riyaz Punjabi, while addressing the meeting of the Action Group on Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) constituted at the University of Kashmir.
He emphasised the need to generate value added products that are interesting enough for the consumers outside the scientific community. He however said that the basic problem is how the present set up can cope with the requirement of Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), where data needs to be updated on real time basis and appropriate analytic tools need to be adopted. He announced that the University is planning on initiating a human and institutional capacity building program so that the use of Geospatial Planning emerges as a powerful paradigm for decision makers and Panchayat level functionaries and development planners at all levels in the state. Prof. Punjabi said that the Geographic Information System (GIS) is making life different in many areas of our activities and government functioning shall derive greater benefit of this Technology and improve their effectiveness and efficacy in the delivery mechanisms. The Action Group has membership from the Academia, Government and the civil society. Dr. Shakil A Romshoo, Convenor of the Action Group gave a detailed presentation on the case studies carried out at the University on the use of Geoinformation Technology for Rural Development, Master Planning for tourist Development Authorities, land suitability analysis and Water resources assessment. He showcased a few studies that demonstrated how the integration of data from various sources shall improve the planning and decision making process in the state. The members deliberated threadbare on strategies to promote the use of Geoinformation Technology in different government Departments of the State. The meeting was attended among others by Prof. S. Fayaz Ahmad, Registrar, Umong Narula, Commissioner/Secretary, Rural Development, Shabnam Kamili, DY. Secretary (GAD), Prof. Noor Ahmad Baba, Prof. B.L Zutshi, Shakeel Qalander, Ishfaq Mir, Dr. Anwar Hassan and Dr. Shameem Ahmad Shah faculty department of geography KU.
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