Natural Resources Data Management System – Karnataka Project

HIGHLIGHTS OF WORK CARRIEDOUT BY
DISTRICT NRDMS CENTRES

Principal Investigator : Mr. H. Hemanth Kumar, Fellow, KSCST

Background:

Under a joint project of Natural Resources Data Management System (NRDMS) of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, and the Government of Karnataka, Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST), Bangalore has developed district level GIS databases to support the process of Local Level Planning at the levels of district, taluk and village. Over the past one and a half decade all the districts of Karnataka State have been covered under NRDMS program. Each District Database contains spatial and attribute data sets useful in local level planning processes in the sectors of Natural Resources, Demography, Agro-economy, Socio-economy and Infrastructure facilities. Respective Zilla Panchayaths and Line Departments have been depending upon the databases for meeting their data requirements. These district data centres are updating database regularly based on the availability of data and requirements of the administration.

Activities of district NRDMS centre activities during 2009-10

• District level user interaction workshops have been conducted on "Web based Geographic Information System" to create awareness among end user in the utility of geospatial database through Internet. During these workshops the utility of the GeoPortal was demonstrated to the end users for planning and management of resources. The Council conducted district level workshops in twenty four districts of the State. The activities of the NRDMS program and the web based GeoPortal evoked good response among the district officials. Several requests were received during the workshop to take up activities utilizing geospatial technologies to developmental programs and also to provide a detailed technical / project reports to plan the resources and infrastructure.

• The NRDMS Centres have prepared Technical reports containing basic information and arrangements made in Bye-Elections - 2005 as well as Gram Panchayath elections held during 2009-10. The work involved generating Legislative Assembly / Gram Panchayath constituency wise location and jurisdiction of polling stations with numbers and type of polling booths along with route maps to carry polling personnel and materials as required by election authorities, Election Commission and Observers.

• Preparation of Status report on rainfall, crops, ground water table in comparison with previous years and drinking water facilities.

• Detailed project report as per the requirement of Sericulture department on mulberry cultivation and projected area of its cultivation by the year 2020.

• Prepared Project Implementation Programme report under Total Sanitation Campaign project of Government of India. The report included necessary inputs for TSC program by incorporating drinking water and sanitation facilities of villages selected under this programme.

• District centres have been continuously supporting both central and state supported development programs like NREGA, Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF), Suvarna Gramodaya program, Integrated Wastelands Development Programme (IWDP), National Watershed Development Programme in Rain fed Area (NWDPRA) and NABARD assisted watershed program etc.

• Crime mapping of several City Municipalities for based on intensity of crime, availability of police stations etc.

• Development of GIS based district rural road plan for link roads. In several districts the habitations are wide spread, and these habitations are connected to major roads by roads called link roads. This study indicated the current status of various categories of roads, their connectivity to habitations and other related matters regarding the road network of especially coastal districts. Nearly 30% of the road finance goes for road development in these districts. This project is mainly carried out to focus mainly on rural road network connectivity.

• Postal Code mapping with region and limits of Post office for several North Karnataka districts.

• Technical support to district planning in resource mapping using high resolution satellite imageries, GPS etc., specifically in Gulbarga, Dakshina Kannada, Gadag, Tumkur and Chitradurga.

• NRDMS centres are providing analysed spatial information to support district planning activities mainly in the areas of education, health, infrastructure, watersheds based on local specific problems.

• Preparation of safer zone for Stone crushing in several districts of the state for Mines and Geology department based on the guidelines provided by the district authorities.

• Water quality and quantity analysis for the State has been taken up and the Council has completed the generation of spatial maps for few selected districts under Jal Nirmal program.

• Digital Tourism ATLAS for the state of Karnataka showing tourist information like religious place / water falls / hill stations / adventure sport / national parks / bird sanctuary / monuments / forts / reservoirs etc., has been completed.

• NRDMS centres are providing analysed spatial information to support district planning activities mainly in the areas of education, health, infrastructure, watersheds based on local specific problems etc.

List of District NRDMS Centres and year of establishment

	Sl. No.	NRDMS Centres	Year of Establishment
	1.	Bijapur	1993-1994
	2.	Dakshina Kannada	1992-1993
	3.	Dharwad	1992-1993
	4.	Mysore	1992-1993
	5.	Gulbarga	1993-1994
	6.	Uttara Kannada	1993-1994
	7.	Belgaum	1994-1995
	8.	Hassan	1994-1995
	9.	Kolar	1994-1995
	10.	Shimoga	1994-1995
	11.	Bangalore Rural	1996-1997
	12.	Raichur	1997-1998
	13.	Tumkur	1997-1998
	14.	Bellary	2001-2002
	15.	Mandya	2001-2002
	16.	Coorg	2001-2002
	17.	Bangalore Urban	2006-2007
	18.	Bidar	2006-2007
	19.	Chikmagalur	2006-2007
	20.	Chitradurga	2006-2007
	21.	Bagalkote	2007-2008
	22.	Gadag	2007-2008
	23.	Haveri	2007-2008
	24.	Koppal	2007-2008
	25.	Davangere	2007-2008
	26.	Udupi	2007-2008
	27.	Chamarajanagar	2007-2008
	28.	Chikballapur	2008-2009
	29.	Ramanagara	2008-2009

Photographs and Maps of District NRDMS Centres

View maps generated by District NRDMS Centers

NRDMS Maps01.pdf

NRDMS Maps02.pdf

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