Union Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh, launched state-of-the-art Heli-borne survey technology on October 5, 2021.

Highlights

• Heli Survey Technology was launched for ground water management.
• In the first phase, the States of Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and Haryana are being taken up for the heli-borne survey.
• Survey was started from Jodhpur in Rajasthan on October 5.

• This technology has been developed by CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad.
• The state-of-the-art technology, Heli Survey Technology, will be used to map the groundwater sources in arid regions.
• Survey will help in utilizing groundwater for drinking purposes.
• Heli-borne geophysical mapping technique will provide high-resolution 3D image for sub-surface up to a depth of 500 meters below the ground level.

This project has been developed with the aim of mapping potential groundwater sources and its management in providing safe drinking water to people in the water scarce arid regions of India.