An agreement is signed between NHAI and the National Remote Sensing Center to create a green cover index

 An agreement is signed between NHAI and the National Remote Sensing Center to create a green cover index

An agreement is signed between NHAI and the National Remote Sensing Center to create a green cover index

As per the statement, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and NHAI have made greening highway corridors a priority since the start of the Green Highway Policy in 2015. Currently, plantation monitoring is contingent upon the location. visits from field workers.

An official release on January 3 said that the National roadways Authority of India (NHAI) and the National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC) had inked a contract to create a "Green Cover Index" for India's vast network of national roadways. Are. According to the announcement, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and NHAI have made greening highway corridors a top priority since the Green Highway Policy's implementation in 2015. The planting is now being monitored throughout the route. Depending on the tour, yes. laborer in the field.

"Using the capabilities of modern technology to boost in-situ data collecting and improving plantation management and monitoring, including performance audits done by NHAI, NRSC will undertake a complete pan-India evaluation of green cover, to be dubbed as "Green Cover Index". The announcement said, "High-resolution satellite imagery is being used for national highways."

The mission of the Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Commission (NRSC) includes, among other things, setting up ground stations to receive satellite data, producing data products, and developing technology for remote sensing applications, such as geospatial services for good governance. The NRSC has previously carried out successful pilot projects for the evaluation of green cover along National Highways as a proof of concept.

According to the statement, the project's main goal is to have national roads' sector-wise green cover index achieved in the first evaluation cycle. The next yearly cycles will concentrate on using scientific methods to estimate the green cover growth trends for National Highways.

According to the statement, the index's results will make it easier to compare and rank different national roads in order to make prompt and regular adjustments. It also said that specific metrics might be prepared for certain projects or packages, like green cover would be calculated for every 1 km of National Highways.