• The NCR Planning Board (NCRPB) has opened its geo-portal — PARIMAN — for people who can now see details of planning related to transport, industries, power and health in the National Capital Region.

• The portal was initially for use by only NCR participating states and the office of NCRPB.

• The National Capital Region (NCR) is currently spread over 55,083 sq km and includes 24 districts in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan and the entire NCT of Delhi.

What is PARIMAN?

• PARIMAN  (Portal for Analytical Regional Information and Mapping of NCR) was launched in August 2021 by Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who is also the NCRPB chairman. 

• PARIMAN is a robust system to facilitate better sub-regional and local planning. This contains various layers collected from authentic sources. 

• This geo-portal will help to improve decentralised planning and management in the NCR region.

• The portal has many base maps, satellite image services and night light data of different time spans. 

• Terrain map provides the elevation profile of a route. 

• The portal consists of around 179 layers presented as line, point & polygon feature covering details of various sectors such as land use, transport, industries, water, power, health, shelter, heritage and tourism and disaster management.

• Area of interest function facilitates a comprehensive view for any information of a particular state or district or tehsil. 

• This geo-portal is an important platform to know where and what exists in the National Capital Region (NCR) that enables better planning.

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