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experienced “Green” and of urban PDOM is extremely Urban Information System
“White” revolutions to great poor. Many factors inhibit (NUIS) on a systematic basis.
benefit. Presently the world research in India. Primary
is experiencing “Technology” amongst them, apart from To establish NUIS,
revolution. It is heartening funding, is the indifference, comprehensive National
to note that, India is part of even contempt towards Urban Surveys are to be
it, if not the lead. Another research by all, including carried out on a regular
revolution that will emerge in professionals. A drastic periodic basis, say every five
this decade is the “Education” change in attitude is called years, one round of which
shall be concurrent with
one. for. Confidence in indigenous
research for growth of census operation. An earlier
The combined result of these knowledge and leadership effort, as part of National
two will have far reaching needs to be inculcated Sample Survey, 32 Round,
nd
impacts on the development amongst all. This has been was not very useful as the
of the country. India’s urban amply demonstrated in other sample size, city wise, was
centres are crucibles for fields like Space Research and too insignificant to be useful.
these two revolutions. No Development.
effort should be spared to A dedicated Organisation
facilitate, participate, and Establish Urban Information to be named as India Urban
benefit. The expanding System Surveys and Information
frontiers of digital technology System Institute (IUS&ISI)
are astounding. Artificial Information is power. That needs to be set up to conduct
Intelligence and Metaverse is, Information based on the surveys and maintain the
are said to revolutionise the real time data, analysed, UIS. Like Census, the data
way of thinking and acting. and presented in an under and information so collected
It is important that all actions standable format. A sound and compiled should be
under urban PDOM embrace Information System(IS) available to all interested
the latest technology. provides a basis for rational persons for their use, analysis,
policy formulation and and interpretation. It may
Though India has a lead in effective action programmes. be made mandatory that all
Information Technology, the Earlier, there was an effort data collected as part of any
access to internet is still only to establish an Urban urban planning study, to be
about 60% of the people. Information System by compiled in digital format
It is necessary to achieve Town and Country Planning and deposited with the IUS &
full coverage. An intense Organisation, Ministry ISI. The urban surveys shall
programme of education of Urban Development, include all urban sectors.
and training, especially of Government of India (GoI).
the old, needs to be initiated. As part of Master Plan studies Advocate Urban Interest
Adaption of technology in the and Detailed Project Reports, It is a sad fact that, while
daily life of the people needs extensive data is collected everyone is interested in urban
to be aggressively promoted. at high cost. Unfortunately, affairs, no one is in urban
they remain in the Reports interest. A pessimistic view
Promote Research and
Development in Areas of and become obsolete in no and escapist attitude prevail.
time. This is a sad situation.
Hardly any systematic effort
Urban Pdom
It is important to Design, at advocating the needs and
It is a sad fact that research Develop, Install, Maintain interests of urban areas is made
and innovation in the field and Disseminate a National on a consistent and persistent
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