IIT Delhi and Ministry of Rural Development for Geospatial and AI Applications

New Delhi: The Ministry of Rural Development has joined hands with IIT Delhi to jointly work on geospatial and AI applications. The agreement focuses on the 'BhuPRAHARI' project, which aims to monitor and manage assets under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

The assets created by MGNREGA are monitored using geospatial technologies, both terrestrial and space-based, as well as artificial intelligence (AI). As a part of this collaboration, the project will be carried out by the HydroSense lab, supervised by IIT Delhi Professor Manabendra Saharia. The BhuPRAHARI project is set to commence with immediate effect.

A big day for our lab as we signed an MoU with the Ministry of Rural Development for applying ground and space-based geospatial tech along with AI to monitor and manage assets under MGNREGA. Doing research that improves life in rural areas is a dream of mine and I am excited! https://t.co/zBzVIYpj4H

— Dr. Manabendra Saharia (@m_saharia) March 12, 2024

Informing about this initiative, the ministry officials shared, “The integration of cutting-edge technologies is expected to modernize the way rural development projects are planned, monitored, and executed, ensuring accountability, and optimising resource allocation”.

“Through this partnership, IIT Delhi and MoRD are setting a precedent for how academic institutions and government bodies can work together to foster innovation and drive socio-economic progress,” the ministry added.

The agreement was signed by Amit Kataria, Joint Secretary of the Rural Development Ministry, and Manabendra Saharia of IIT Delhi in the presence of officials like Shailesh Kumar Singh, MoRD Secretary, and Rangan Banerjee, Director of IIT Delhi.

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