Sagar Samriddhi
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News:
Sagar Samriddhi launched by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways.
What:
- It is an online dredging monitoring system.
Why:
- To accelerate the ‘Waste to Wealth’ initiative.
Pros:
- It is an improvement to the Draft & Loading Monitor system.
How:
- Will bring synergy among the different input reports like:
- Daily dredging report
- Pre and post dredging survey data
- Will enable (on daily and monthly basis):
- Progress visualization
- Dredger performance
- Downtime monitoring
- Location tracking
Who:
- Developed by National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts.
- It is the technological arm of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
- Established at IIT Madras, under the Sagarmala Program.
Total investment: ₹ 77 crore
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