Union Government launches Hailstorm App and KISAN Project for crop damage.
KISAN (Crop Insurance using Space Technology and Geoinformatics) Project to benefit farmers has been launched by Union Government .
This project will favour use of drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) , satellites and other geospatial technology to collect crop yield data and to assess destruction from natural calamities.
Key facts
- Drones will help to take high resolution images of crop assessment. It will be assembled with satellite imaging and other geospatial technology to get data accurately.
- This data will enable crop insurance companies to provide proper recompense to affected farmers. The experiment will help to develop index-based data for insurance companies.
- Initially this project will be executed as pilot study in identified districts in Maharashtra , Haryana, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
KISAN Project and Hailstorm App for crop damage has been launched by Union Government
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