Mission Amrit Sarovar is a central sector scheme with 100% funding from Union Government. True or False?
Answer: False.
Correct statement: Mission Amrit Sarovar funding will also be done by corporate social responsibility, crowdfunding along with other state government schemes.
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About the Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) Network:
- It is a geopositioning infrastructure that provides seamless consistent and uniform framework of the country.
- It will be operated by the Survey of India, and will offer highly precise real-time location services with up to centimeter-level accuracy.
- It also acts as a driver for reliable data collection by ‘authorized-crowd-sourcing’.
- It offers highly accurate DGPS (Differential GPS) service that also improves the speed, efficiency, and simplicity of in-house data-acquisition process.
- It is used in various scientific studies like upper atmosphere research, weather forecasting, tectonic studies, and more.
- It enhances navigation and machine control in sectors like Agriculture, Mining, Construction, Transport, and Civil Aviation.
It will support important projects like SVAMITVA, PM-Gati Shakti, Smart Cities & AMRUT, Bharatmala, Sagarmala, and the National Hydrology Project.
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