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Union minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, launched an online dredging monitoring system ‘Sagar Samridhi’ today.
This project is part of the government’s efforts to expedite the ‘Waste to Wealth’ initiative, the Ministry said in a statement.
Developed by the National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC), the technological arm of MoPSW, the new system represents a significant improvement over the previous Draft & Loading Monitor (DLM) system.
According to the Ministry, ‘Sagar Samridhi’ will streamline the monitoring process by integrating multiple input reports, such as daily dredging reports and pre- and post-dredging survey data to generate real-time dredging reports.
Also, the system offers features such as daily and monthly progress visualization, dredger performance and downtime monitoring, and location tracking data with snapshots of loading, unloading and idle time.
The launching ceremony was attended by Sudhansh Pant, Secretary of MoPSW, along with senior officials from the ministry, major ports and other maritime organisations.