Himachal Pradesh govt signed an MoU worth Rs 200 crore to promote IT-driven governance in the state. The agreement was signed with FICCI. Additionally, agreements were also made with Aebocode Technologies Private Limited and Dronetech Solutions Private Limited for investment in Himachal, SkyeAir for an Unmanned Traffic Management solution to oversee flight operations, in collaboration with the Department of Digital Technologies and Governance, CSKHPKV, and IIT Ropar.
The collaboration between CSKHPKV and IIT Ropar specifically focused on areas such as AI-based digital entomology, livestock management, cold chain management, IoT and precision agriculture, including drone technologies.
Chief Minister, Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu while virtually addressing the concluding ceremony of the first North India’s ‘Drone conclave’ from Chandigarh, emphasized on the promotion of IT-driven governance in Himachal Pradesh. He highlighted the potential benefits of drone technology which could play a vital role to benefit farmers and horticulturists, besides other sectors including monitoring law and order.
Highlighting the importance of technology adoption, Sh. Sukhu asked the Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Agricultural University in Palampur to exhibit the use of Drone technology on its campus as well as to motivate farmers to embrace technological advancements for increasing their economy and efficiency while anticipating that the outcomes of these efforts would become apparent within the next six months.
