India will launch satellites to monitor natural disasters

After the recent earthquake in India and Pakistan killed tens of thousands of people, the Indian government decided to launch a separate satellite to monitor natural disasters.

According to G Madhavan Nair , head of the Indian space research organization (ISRO), the government will launch new satellites in the next few years.

Nair said most disasters are related to climate or weather, such as tornadoes or floods, so India needs to observe the clouds. Images from satellite radar are very important, and India hopes these satellites will operate in the next few years.

India has launched 10 remote sensing satellites since 1988, in addition to satellite satellites, this year's satellite can map all buildings and streets in this small continental country.

CARTOSAT-1 satellites will help plan urban and rural areas, manage land and water, and mitigate environmental monitoring.

Experts say 56 million Indians are affected by natural disasters each year but have no policy to deal with and handle natural disasters and human disasters.

According to a recent report, natural disasters cause 5,063 deaths in India each year, affecting more than 56 million people and causing damage of about 1.88 billion USD. Flooding caused 11.2% of cultivated land and drought caused 28% of cultivated area.

More than half of the country's farming area is at risk of being affected by earthquakes and 7,516km of typhoons and typhoons, especially in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh.

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