UPSC Articles
GIS Based ‘Automatic Water Supply Systems’
Part of: Prelims and GS-III Environment
Context The GIS based ‘Automatic Water Supply System’ for citizens of Cantonment Boards, 1st of its kind in the country was recently launched by Defence Minister.
Key takeaways
- The module of the system has been developed by Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo informatics
- It is completely automated which provides facilities to its citizens to identify the location of water supply connections. It automatically determines the nearest water pipeline.
- This GIS system is the first of its kind in the country.
- It is based on the ‘minimum government and maximum governance’ concept.
