...and thematic maps for planning and monitoring of various programs and projects in the state. "Departments would be able to access all the available information from HARSAC resources. The project is being supported by the department of science and technology, government of India, with a grant of Rs 2.03 crore," said a HARSAC spokesperson.

According to the Haryana Science and Technology Department, the Haryana Space Applications Centre has been doing various projects such as Ground Water Prospects Mapping for Haryana, Space Based Information System for Decentralized Planning (SIS-DP), Demarcation of unauthorized colonies, Delineation of paleochannels, Mapping and management of water logging in central Haryana, preparation of police station jurisdiction atlas of Haryana and National Urban Information System (NUIS).

A spokesperson said that two Centres of Excellence are being set up in the state which include 'DNA testing and diagnostics facility for research and application in Haryana at Centre for Plant Biotechnology (CPB), Hisar at a cost of Rs 233.85 lakh and Renewable Energy Test centre at Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology (DCRUST), Murthal, at a cost of Rs100 lakh. The department has already released Rs 143.37 lakh to CPB and Rs 50 lakh to DCRUST as a first year grant in this regard. (Source: The Times Of India)