BHU meet stresses application of geospatial tech in rural devt
The workshop drew around 60 participants from diverse academic backgrounds including Economics, Geography, Agriculture, Political Science, and Rural Development. Attendees represented reputed institutions such as the University of Allahabad, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Amarkantak, Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Purvanchal University, DDU Gorakhpur University, HNB Garhwal University, IIT-BHU, and BHU itself.
Experts conducted technical training sessions on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), and Remote Sensing technologies, illustrating their applications in field-level data collection, planning, and monitoring of rural development programmes.
The workshop featured hands-on sessions led by Prof Amit Kumar from Institute of Science, BHU; Vinod Kumar Tripathi Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU; and Shubham Dixit from IIT-BHU.
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