Netra Institute of Geo Informatics Management

   

 Netra Institute of Geo Informatics Management & Technologies Foundation

NIGMT Foundation is dedicated and committed in giving the technical and industrial training to the students and professionals from diversified fields. The institute operates in collaboration with IASE (deemed to be University) & IIEST Federation, a prominent and significant name in the education industry of India. 

NIGMT Foundation is focusing on quality education in Geo-informatics and conducted numerous training and workshops in different institutions and trained students from diversified fields. We do research and development projects in the field of IT, infrastructure, environment, education, agriculture, health and many more by using Geo-informatics tools and technology.

Chennai to use GIS mapping to keep track of water bodies and drain network

The civic body governing the city of Chennai in India, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GHC), has decided to use GIS to map water bodies in the city and keep track of its storm water drain network.

Under the project, the boundaries of the water bodies will be mapped, in order to protect them from encroachment. A corporation official said that the mapping will begin once a survey of the storm water drains and water bodies has been completed, reported DT Next.

GHC has already floated tenders for conducting the GIS survey and creating a geospatial map for the project. Prior to this, a GIS study of the city was first conducted a few years ago, in order to identify buildings that were under-assessed for property tax.

Since then, the municipal body has carried out the mapping of several public utilities, including offices of the Chennai Corporation, parks, public toilets, and more, including newly planted avenue trees.

The official further added that the mapping of the storm water drain network will provide an understanding of the facilities in the city, so the civic body is better able to identify its future requirements.

To date, GHC maintains a storm water drain network of over 2,000 km and 210 water bodies, including temple ponds. Meanwhile, discussions are also underway to carry out mapping activities for the identification of vacant plots and buildings owned by the civic body, in order to prevent encroachments.