Abstract

Geo-informatics for Development of Rural Roads under PMGSY in Rajasthan
Track: Urban and Regional Planning
Authors: kamal Mishra, Dev Chauhan, Naresh Thakral, Dinesh Goyal

Use of Geo-informatics in recent past emerged as a powerful & effective solution to assist decision makers. After realizing the role of rural road development in social and economical development of India a biggest ever infrastructure development project called as PMGSY was launched in year 2000. Using Geo-informatics for development of rural roads under PMGSY in Rajasthan has changed the whole scenario of project implementation. The online data entry from source is dynamically linked to attribute data of main GIS data base putting the whole GIS database updated. The development of Web GIS allowed complete transparency in system and enabled citizens as well as officials to know the latest information. The rich GIS database developed this way also enabled other government departments i.e. Police, Transport, Education, Administration etc. to use this information for their own usage.