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Chhattisgarh Signs Two MoUs for Data-Driven Infrastructure Planning
Chhattisgarh has signed two agreements to use maps, location information and logistics data more effectively.
The agreements involve BISAG-N and National Logistics Data Services Ltd.
They are part of the PM GatiShakti programme.
The goal is to help the government plan roads, transport and other infrastructure better.
More than 35 state departments are already using the platform.
The state has created tools to find road accident-prone areas and improve bus routes.
The data is also being used to identify villages that need better banking access.
Chhattisgarh says these efforts can support connectivity, investment and economic growth.
Chhattisgarh signed MoUs with BISAG-N and National Logistics Data Services Ltd on August 20.
The agreements aim to expand geospatial technology and integrated logistics data under PM GatiShakti.
More than 35 state departments have joined the platform, with over 600 additional data layers mapped.
The state has developed 45 use cases and 30 tools for infrastructure and development planning.
Chhattisgarh was recognised as a high performer among landlocked states in DPIIT’s LEADS 2025 assessment.
- Who
- The Chhattisgarh government, Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics, and National Logistics Data Services Ltd.
- What
- They signed two memoranda of understanding to expand geospatial technology and integrated logistics data use under PM GatiShakti.
- Where
- Chhattisgarh; the report was datelined Raipur.
- When
- The agreements were signed on August 20 and discussed at a workshop reported on August 22.
- Why
- To improve infrastructure and logistics planning, address connectivity gaps, support industrial development and create conditions for investment and sustainable economic growth.
Key facts
- Agreements
- Two MoUs were signed with BISAG-N and National Logistics Data Services Ltd.
- Signing date
- August 20
- Departments onboarded
- More than 35 Chhattisgarh state departments
- Data layers mapped
- 41 mandatory layers and more than 600 additional layers
- Planning applications
- 45 use cases and 30 tools
- Connectivity expansion
- Around 600 mobile towers installed at tourism locations
- LEADS 2025 result
- Chhattisgarh was recognised as a high performer among landlocked states
Quotes
Vishnu Deo Sai
Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
“This has been helping create stronger conditions for investment and sustainable economic growth”
theprint.in
Sources
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