Need to adopt geospatial technologies for better infra planning, says Nitin Gadkari

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said it is important to use technology in all infrastructure project developments.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday called for the adoption of geospatial technologies to improve infrastructure planning. The Road Transport and Highways minister laid emphasis on the importance of technology in all infrastructure project developments, especially at the planning stage to improve planning, construction quality and save unnecessary future expenditure.

Speaking at the inaugural session of GeoSmart Infrastructure 2022 Digital Empowerment of Transport Infrastructure Development, Nitin Gadkari said entities which are engaged in creating detailed project reports( DPRs) for infrastructure projects should be sensitized to appropriate technologies like Geo Information System (GIS) Data and digital maps. This would help in better planning and design, which would result in projects being more sustainable, durable, and would save cost in the long run, the Union minister said.

Amit Kumar Ghosh, additional secretary, MoRTH, said geospatial services are now being adopted on a much larger scale for efficient planning of highways and also reduce construction cost and time.

“GIS maps contain detailed visual representation of existing constructions, topography, obstacles and hindrances which can be efficiently utilized for creation of resilient highway infrastructure,” Amit Kumar Ghosh said.