GIS-based ‘Automatic Water Supply System’ launched

The GIS-based ‘Automatic Water Supply System’ for citizens of Cantonment Boards was recently launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the occasion of Defence Estates Day 2021. The module of GIS-based Water Supply system for Cantonment Boards has been developed by Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics under the guidance of Defence Secretary and Director General of Defence Estates, Delhi. 

It is completely automated which provides a facility to its citizen to identify the location of the water supply connection. It automatically determines the nearest water pipeline. It is the first of its kind in the country.