Geospatial Delhi Limited, with the chief secretary of Delhi as its chairman, will be in charge of maintaining and updating the database. Constituted about two years ago, the company has now sought applications from experts trained in handling the specialized database. It proposes to hire 30 to 40 geo-spatial advisers on contract for one year. Each adviser will be paid Rs 70,000 per month.
According to senior officials of the Delhi government, the specialized staff will be required to manage and ensure that the database is updated regularly. The information technology secretary, Rajendra Kumar, said that once the Delhi Geographical Spatial Data Infrastructure (Management, Control, Administration, Security and Safety) Act, 2011, was implemented, all departments would be expected to share information on the status of the projects and also update the database on a monthly basis. Each department and civic agency will have a dedicated section where the database can be accessed and updated.
"For instance, if the PWD is making a road, the status of the project must appear on the database and on a monthly basis, the status will have to be updated. This will not only help track a project and prevent delays but also help other agencies planning utilities to coordinate their processes," Kumar said. The database, covering 1,500 square kilometers, provides ground-based actual information system that details infrastructure and utilities above ground, on the ground and below the ground up to 12 feet with maps. It involves capturing geographical and urban features for systematic and coordinated urban planning, project implementation and overall governance. In a presentation made before urban development minister Kamal Nath in May, the IT department had reflected on the peculiar problems of governance in the capital. It was pointed out that too many agencies and departments make coordination and decision-making cumbersome. The e-governance effort that will link the departments to the database is being seen as an effective way to cut down on red tape. The e-governance project that will link departments is being seen as an effective way to cut down.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Ambika Pandit
Quelle/Source: The Times of India, 19.10.2011
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