1. The Ministry of Home Affairs and ISRO, Department of Space signed a MoU here today for setting up of a state-of-the-art Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER) in MHA. The MoU was signed by Joint Secretary (Disaster Management) - Shri Sanjeev Kumar Jindal on behalf of MHA and Dr. P.V.N Rao, Deputy Director, NRSC, ISRO.
2. The ICR-ER will cater to the requirement of Disaster Management as well as Internal Security. ICR-ER will address the requirement of receipt of information on near real-time basis, strategic level monitoring, situation awareness, command and control, preparedness and response in the diverse internal security situation and disaster-related emergencies. Resultantly, it will increase the operational effectiveness and will be helpful in rendering timely response/ assistance during various emergency situations.
Published On : 20 Sep 2018