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city, Mathura, Prayagraj, Varanasi, months if had been done through number of challenges faced by India
Agra, Kanpur and Jewar airport as traditional survey methods. such as water scarcity, pollution, soil
well. quality, food security. Science also has
According to the National High Speed New education policy will a big role in rapidly exploring the
water, energy and food resources in
Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL), which help create top quality
is preparing the DPR for this stretch, our sea, the Prime Minister said adding
the 800 km corridor will also connect teachers: PM that India is running Deep Ocean
Etawah, Lucknow, Raebareli and The new national education policy Mission for this. He said the benefit of
Bhadohi. prepared by the government will help new inventions in science finds a way
foster scientific temper from an early in commerce and business as well.
Sources said this alignment will cover
mixed terrains including densely age and will encourage creation of a
pool of top quality teachers in the BSNL licence extended for
populated urban and rural areas, country, Prime Minister Narendra
highways, roads, ghats, rivers, green 20 years
Modi said.
fields, which makes this activity more The Department of Telecommuni-
challenging Modi, who inaugurated the sixth India cations (DoT) has extended the validity
International Science Festival, held
The NHSRCL is implementing the of State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam
Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train first-time virtually due to the Covid-19 Ltd's (BSNL) Unified Access Service
project. pandemic, said the government's Licence (UASL) by another 20 years,
efforts are aimed at making the
It said for preparing the DPR, the country the most trustworthy centre enabling the telecom operator to
entity will deploy the Light Detection for scientific learning in the world. continue offering services across the
and Ranging Survey (LiDAR) technique country.
using laser enabled equipment He emphasised the importance of The licence was granted with
mounted on a helicopter for ground reaching the benefits of science and retrospective effect from February 29,
technology to all. He said science and
survey. So far, the LiDAR technology 2020. Following the issuance of the
technology are bridging the gap of
has been used in the highways sector licence, BSNL will be able to provide
for finalizing alignment and for ground scarcity and impact. It is connecting mobile (2G, 3G and 4G), fixed-line,
survey to get the exact details on the the poorest of the poor with the satellite and other communication
ground in the quickest possible time. government. With digital advances, services, sources close to the
India is becoming a centre of evolution
The alignment or ground survey is a and revolution of global high-tech development said.
crucial activity for any linear power, Modi added.
infrastructure project as the survey Government will soon
provides accurate details of areas India has a rich legacy in science, come out with model
around the alignment. This technique technology and innovation. Indian
uses a combination of laser data, GPS scientists have done path-breaking tenancy law
data, flight parameters and actual research. Indian tech industry is at the To boost real estate sector especially
photographs to give accurate survey forefront of solving global problems. rental homes, the government will
data. But, "India wants to do more. We look soon come out with the Model
at the past with pride but want an
This technology has helped prepare Tenancy Law, said housing and urban
better DPRs for highway projects and even better future," the Prime Minister affairs secretary Durga Shanker
has helped zero down on the said. Mishra. The ministry had in July 2019
acquisition of the exact land for To achieve world-class education, floated the draft Model Tenancy Law.
construction purposes. health, connectivity and rural solutions, "Model Tenancy law is ready. It has
today's India has data, demography been translated into various languages
LiDAR was also adopted for the
and demand. Above all, India has as it has far reaching implications,"
Mumbai- Ahmedabad High Speed Rail
democracy to balance and protect Mishra said.
Corridor primarily because of its high
accuracy. The ground survey using these. That is why the world trusts The deadline for feedback on the
aerial LiDAR for this corridor was done India, Modi said. proposed model tenancy law ended on
only in 12 weeks against the 10-12 Modern science has a solution to a 31 October and now States have been

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