8 months ago
Bihar Mandates Geo-Spatial Analytics for Large Infra Projects
The Bihar government has decided that for any big building or road projects costing Rs 50 crore or more, they must use special computer tools that look at maps and satellite pictures.
This will help them plan better, avoid problems like land issues, and save money.
The government will use a center called BIRSAC to provide these services.
Departments will have to pay a small fee for this service, and they will also get a digital tool to help them plan their projects.
This tool will use data from a national portal to make the planning more accurate.
The government wants all departments to use this new system to make their projects more scientific and ready for the future.
Bihar government mandates geo-spatial analytics for infrastructure projects worth Rs 50 crore and above.
Geo-spatial analytics helps prevent duplication, reduce costs, and identify potential hurdles like land acquisition.
Departments must include geo-spatial inputs in Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and obtain BIRSAC approval before financial sanction.
A digital tool is being developed in collaboration with BISAG-N to support DPR preparation using PM Gati Shakti Portal data.
Departments will pay 0.25% of the total project cost for these services, ensuring institutional sustainability.
- Who
- Bihar government
- What
- Made geo-spatial analytics mandatory for infrastructure projects worth Rs 50 crore and above
- Where
- Bihar, India
- When
- January 14
- Why
- To prevent duplication, reduce costs, and enable early identification of potential hurdles
Key facts
- Project Cost Threshold
- Rs 50 crore and above
- Cost for Departments
- 0.25% of total project cost
- Purpose
- Prevent duplication, reduce costs, identify hurdles
- Mandatory Component
- Detailed Project Reports (DPRs)
- Collaboration
- Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N)
- Digital Tool
- Supports DPR preparation using PM Gati Shakti Portal data
- Additional Uses
- Disaster management and stubble burning monitoring
Quotes
Pratyaya Amrit
Chief Secretary of Bihar
“Amrit directed all departments to ensure systematic and comprehensive utilisation of BIRSAC’s geo-spatial services. Under the state’s BIRSAC Geo-Spatial Service Usage Policy, geo-spatial analytics will now be a mandatory component in the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of infrastructure projects costing Rs 50 crore or more”
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“Departments have been instructed to incorporate geo-spatial inputs at the planning stage itself to avoid technical, administrative, and land-related obstacles at later stages. The technical approval from BIRSAC will be mandatory before granting financial sanction to DPRs of projects exceeding Rs 50 crore. All departments have been directed to comply with this provision”
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Officials
Government officials
“The tool will use departmental data available on the PM Gati Shakti Portal to assist in project planning, alignment, and assessment, ensuring more accurate DPRs”
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