NESAC successfully organized a comprehensive five-day training programme on “Space Technology in Disaster Risk Management” from 19 to 23 January 2026 sponsored by Department of Space (DOS). The programme brought together 36 participants nominated by State Departments including Disaster Management, Public Health, and Irrigation, along with faculty members and research scholars from various colleges and universities across the country. The programme was inaugurated by Dr S.P. Aggarwal, Director, NESAC, who interacted closely with the participants and highlighted the critical role of space technology in disaster risk management.
The course curriculum covered a wide spectrum of topics, both theory and practical, including an overview of geospatial tools and techniques and their applications across various disaster domains such as floods, forest fires, landslides, earthquakes, lightning, and thunderstorms,UAV-based data acquisition and applications, and live demonstrations of decision-support dashboards and web portals developed by NESAC for disaster management. An insightful invited lecture by Shri Praveen Kumar Bandi, Scientist, National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad on “Satellite data browsing and ordering through the Bhoonidhi platform and demonstration of NDEM” provided participants with valuable operational knowledge and practical exposure.
The programme also included a one-day field visit to the Barapani Shear Zone exposure, where participants engaged in field mapping and validation of remotely sensed geological features, effectively linking theory with ground-level applications.
The valedictory session, held on 23 January 2026, was chaired by Dr S P Aggarwal, Director, NESAC, and attended by Dr K K Sarma, Group Head,RSAG & Deputy Project Director, NER-DRR. Dr Rekha B Gogoi, Course Director, presented a summary of the programme and its outcome. The training concluded with a formal vote of thanks delivered by Dr Gopal Sharma, Course Officer of the training.